A rare but successful reproductive tactic in a social wasp (Hymenoptera:Vespidae): Use of heterospecific nests

Successful heterospecific use of abandoned nests has been reported in birds. Although the same behavior has been observed in wasps, the success of such tactic has not been demonstrated. We described two cases in which the social wasp Polistes versicolor successfully reared its brood in empty nests o...

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Autores principales: DE SOUZA,ANDRÉ R., SILVA,NEWTON J. J., PREZOTO,FÁBIO
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2012000300010
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