Nest signature changes throughout colony cycle and after social parasite invasion in social wasps
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "PLoS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190018
Abstract: Social insects recognize their nestmates by means of a cuticular hydrocarbon signature shared by colony members, but how nest signature changes across time has been rarely tested in longitudinal studies and in the field. In… read more here.
Keywords: social wasps; colony; signature changes; signature ... See more keywords