Drone aggregation behavior in the social wasp Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): Effect of kinship and density

Inbreeding can have negative consequences on population viability because of the reduced fitness of the progeny. In general, most species have developed mechanisms to minimize inbreeding such as dispersal and kin avoidance behavior. In the eusocial Hymenoptera, related individuals typically share a...

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Main Authors: Masciocchi, Maite, Angeletti, Bárbara, Corley, Juan Carlos, Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres
Format: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Nature Research 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7190
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64232-9
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64232-9

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