Batesian-Müllerian mimicry ring around the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) [PDF]
Mimicry is usually understood to be an adaptive resemblance between phylogenetically distant groups of species. In this study, we focus on Batesian and Müllerian mimicry, which are often viewed as a continuum rather than distinct phenomena, forming so ...
Antonín Hlaváček +4 more
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The aculeate Hymenoptera in the collection of the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku. Part 4. Wasps of the family Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) [PDF]
Wasps of the family Vespidae in the collection of the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (Baku) are represented by 28 genera and 59 species, nine of them, Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus, Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis ...
Kh.A. Aliyev +2 more
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The wasp genus Dolichovespula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae) is a eusocial wasp group. Due to the taxonomic and phylogenetic issues with the family Vespidae, more genetic data should be gathered to provide efficient approaches for precise molecular ...
Hang Wang +8 more
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Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) found in South Dakota, U.S.A. [PDF]
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp established in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S ...
Hesler, Louis S.
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Expression of prepromelittin genes from two vespoidea species in insect cell by Bac-to-Bac system
Two cDNA fragments encoding prepromelittin of two vespoidea species, female Polistes hebraeus and Vespula maculifrons were obtained by restriction enzyme digestion from the recombinant plasmids and inserting into the multiple cloning sites of the pBacHTb
SHI Wan-jun +2 more
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Nutrient Utilization during Male Maturation and Protein Digestion in the Oriental Hornet
Males of social Hymenoptera spend the first days following eclosion inside the nest before dispersing to find a young queen to mate with. During this period, they must acquire enough nutrients to enable their sexual maturation and store energy to sustain
Levona Bodner +5 more
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Social Wasps of the Huron Mountains, Michigan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
Ten species of social wasps were collected from the Huron Mountains area, Marquette Count, Michigan during me summers of 1983-1985.
O\u27Brien, Mark F
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The mitogenome of a medically important paper wasp, Polistes hebraeus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
Polistes hebraeus (Smith) is a common paper wasp species of subfamily Polistinae. The clinical potential allergic reaction after stings and valuable venom components of P. hebraeus make it a medical importance species. Here, the mitochondrial genome of P.
Xi Feng, Sai Hu
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\u3ci\u3ePolistes Dominula\u3c/i\u3e (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) Recorded from Nebraska [PDF]
Polistes dominula (Christ), a Palearctic paper wasp that has established in various areas of North America, is reported for the first time from the state of Nebraska based on specimens from the city of Lincoln.
Hesler, Louis S
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Juvenile Hormone (JH) is considered the main determinant of caste in social insects, though little is known about how this hormone acts in social wasps, especially the independent-founding species.
Erika Fernandes Neves +7 more
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