Genetic structure and breeding system in a social wasp and its social parasite

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social insects dominate ecological communities because of their sophisticated group behaviors. However, the intricate behaviors of social insects may be exploited by social parasites, which manipulate insect societies for their own b...

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Main Authors: Kovacs Jennifer L, Hoffman Eric A, Goodisman Michael AD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/239