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Effects of size, shape, genotype, and mating status on queen overwintering survival in the social wasp Vespula maculifrons.

Environmental entomology - 1 Dec 2012

Kovacs Jennifer L, Goodisman Michael A D

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Many insects survive cold winter temperatures by entering into a transient, dormant state. Social wasp queens in the genus Vespula undergo such a state of physiological dormancy known as diapause to survive winter conditions. We experimentally investigated the effects of size, shape, genotype, and matedness on the overwintering survival of Vespula maculifrons Buysson (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) queens in two study...

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PMID: 23321110
DOI: 10.1603/EN12023

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