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Male Insects Rule in This Society
Males have long been considered the underbugs of the social insect world, but scientists have now found a wasp species in which guys take charge.
References:
O'Donnell, S. In press. The function of male dominance in the eusocial wasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Ethology.
Further Readings:
Starks, P.T., and E.S. Poe. 1997. "Male stuffing" in wasp societies. Nature 389(Oct. 2):450.
Sources:
Robert Jeanne
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Entomology
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Sean O'Donnell
University of Washington
Department of Psychology
Box 351525
Seattle, WA 98195
Philip T. Starks
Cornell University
Section of Neurobiology and Behavior
W311 Mudd Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-2702
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 8, February 20, 1999, p. 116. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
