Effect of Magnetic Field on the Foraging Rhythm and Behavior of the Swarm-founding Paper Wasp Polybia paulista Ihering (hymenoptera: vespidae)
The geomagnetic field can be used by insects for navigation and orientation, through different magnetoreception mechanisms. Magnetic sensitivity is very well documented in honeybees, ants and termites, but few studies have examined this capability in social wasps. The present study analyzed the magn...
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/454 |