Why wasp foundresses change nests: relatedness, dominance, and nest quality.
The costs and benefits of different social options are best understood when individuals can be followed as they make different choices, something that can be difficult in social insects. In this detailed study, we follow overwintered females of the social wasp Polistes carolina through different nes...
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Main Authors: | Perttu Seppä, David C Queller, Joan E Strassmann |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f3a40788afd44f8c99e3f71880b860f8 |
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