Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps
Wasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of social behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms. In social insect species, queens and workers differ in physiology and morphology. The Neotropical swarm-founding w...
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-06-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/13571.pdf |