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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Main Authors: Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Amanda Prato, Ivelize Tannure-Nascimento, Cintia Akemi Oi, Tom Wenseleers, Fabio Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13571.pdf