Affiliation:
1. Niğde University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Niğde, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the nest materials and some physical
features and elemental composition of Vespa orientalis and Vespa crabro
nests. The nest surfaces were observed with a stereomicroscope and scanning
electron microscope (SEM). In the V. orientalis nest, the average thickness
of the fibers was 13.47?m, the nitrogen concentration was 18.75%, the
percentages of the fibers, saliva, soil and the water absorption capacity
were calculated to be 20%, 20%, 60% and 91%, respectively. In the V. crabro
nest, the average thickness of the fibers was 11.48?m and the nitrogen
concentration was 27.93%. The percentages of fiber, saliva and the water
absorption capacity were calculated to be 23%, 77% and 100%, respectively.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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