A role for thermoregulation in the Polistes dominulus invasion: a comparison of the thermoregulatory abilities of the invasive wasp P. dominulus and the native wasp P. fuscatus

Abstract Social insects are excellent invaders that have had negative impacts on native species and humans. Many invasive species move from warmer to cooler climates. For these species, thermal adaptations may both be important for their ability to invade and to limit their invasion range. The invas...
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Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Weiner, S. A. [verfasserIn]

Noble, K.

Upton, C. T.

Woods, W. A.

Starks, P. T.

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2010

Schlagwörter:

Exotic species

Hymenoptera

Eusociality

Thermoregulation

Anmerkung:

© International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) 2010

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Insectes sociaux - Cham (ZG) : Springer International Publishing AG, 1954, 58(2010), 2 vom: 12. Dez., Seite 185-190

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:58 ; year:2010 ; number:2 ; day:12 ; month:12 ; pages:185-190

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00040-010-0136-8

Katalog-ID:

SPR000365300

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