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Zur Abhängigkeit des Putzens von der Konzentration der Zuckerlösung bei der Gemeinen Wespe ( Paravespula vulgaris )
Author(s) -
Pflumm Walter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb01021.x
Subject(s) - biology
Several activities of foraging wasps ( Paravespula vulgaris ) collecting sucrose solution at an artificial food source are described. The concentration of the solution has an influence on the number of preening movements performed per unit time (= rate of preening). The rate of preening as a function of the concentration is explained in a quantitative manner using a diagram which corresponds to the disinhibition hypothesis for displacement activities.