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Title:		Swarming behavior: evidence for communication in social wasps
Author(s):		Naumann MG;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1975
Volume:		189
Issue:		4203
Page Number:		642 - 644
DOI:		10.1126/science.1162347
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Behavior of wasps at sites around swarms and along emigration routes suggests the use of odor marks. Wasps perform breaking runs through swarms, resulting in dispersal of clustered wasps. Orientation in flight of swarm mates to specific trail sites facilitates swarm emigration to the new nest"
Keywords:		*Animal Communication Animals Hymenoptera/*physiology Pheromones Wasps/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineNaumann, M G eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1975/08/22 Science. 1975 Aug 22; 189(4203):642-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1162347"