Frequency of overwintered vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) colonies in scrubland‐pasture habitat and their impact on prey

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-17

  Harris, R J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Forager population; Overwintering; Predation pressure; Vespidae; Vespula germanica; Wasps

Indexed keywords

DIET; PREDATION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, HAMILTON;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0030454099     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518061     Document Type: Article

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