Opportunistic Strategies for Capture and Storage of Prey of Two Species of Social Wasps of the Genus Polybia Lepeletier (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini)

Opportunistic Strategies for Capture and Storage of Prey of Two Species of Social Wasps of the Genus Polybia Lepeletier (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini)

The foraging activity in social wasps is complex behavior that involves the ability to locate and transport the resources necessary for the colony. The activity is opportunistic and generalist, sometimes adapting to the availability of the resources when the colonies are exposed to critical environm...

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Main Authors: Kamylla Balbuena Michelutti, Eva Ramona Pereira Soares, Fabio Prezoto, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-05-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Foraging
Nectar Storage
Prey
Swarming Wasps
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1142

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