Digger wasp vs. cricket: Application of the paralytic venom by the predator and changes in behavioural reactions of the prey after being stung

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 467-470

  Gnatzy, W ^a   Otto, D ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WASP VENOM;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; WASP;

SPHECIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0029822344     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01144015     Document Type: Article

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