Cuticular hydrocarbons and reproductive status in the social wasp Polistes dominulus
@article{Sledge2001CuticularHA, title={Cuticular hydrocarbons and reproductive status in the social wasp Polistes dominulus}, author={Matthew F. Sledge and Francesca Boscaro and Stefano Turillazzi}, journal={Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology}, year={2001}, volume={49}, pages={401-409} }
Abstract. Most species of social insect are characterized by a reproductive division of labor among morphologically specialized individuals. In contrast, there exist many species where all individuals are morphologically identical and dominance relationships determine which individuals mate and/or reproduce. In newly founded multiple-foundress associations of the social wasp Polistes dominulus, foundresses establish dominance hierarchies where the top-ranked (alpha) female monopolizes egg…
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