Territorial dynamics and contest behaviour in the solitary wasp Stizus continuus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae)

Territorial and agonistic behaviour in male sand wasps (Stizus continuus) was investigated in order to determine the influence of body size on territory maintenance and the strategies used to reduce the costs associated with territoriality. Size is the decisive factor in the capacity of males to def...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behaviour 2006, Vol.143 (1), p.83-104
Hauptverfasser:	Asís, Josep D, Tormos, J, Gayubo, Severiano F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR Animal ethology Bees Biological and medical sciences Body size CRABRONIDAE Female animals Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hovering HYMENOPTERA Insect behavior Insect reproduction Male animals MALE STRATEGIES Mating behavior PAIR-WISE ASSESSMENT Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry STIZUS Stizus continuus TERRITORIALITY Virgin females
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