Temporal Polyethism and Life Expectancy of Workers in the Eusocial Wasp Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

The division of tasks among nestmates is one of the most important traits of the social Hymenoptera, and is responsible for their evolutionary success. This division of labor, which occurs among workers throughout their lives, is called temporal polyethism. This study investigated how temporal polye...

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Main Authors: Viviana de Oliveira Torres, Edilberto Gianotti, Willian Fernando Antonialli-Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013-03-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/24
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