Spatial and temporal distribution of parasitoids of Mexican Anastrepha species (Diptera: Tephritidae) within the canopies of fruit trees

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 604-618

  Sivinski, John ^a   Aluja, Martin ^a,b   Lopez, Maurilio ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aganaspis; Diachasmimorpha; Doryctobracon; Foraging ecology; Microhabitat; Utetes

Indexed keywords

AGANASPIS; ANASTREPHA; BRACONIDAE; DIACHASMIMORPHA; DIACHASMIMORPHA LONGICAUDATA; DIPTERA; DORYCTOBRACON; DORYCTOBRACON AREOLATUS; DORYCTOBRACON CRAWFORDI; HYMENOPTERA; OPIUS; TEPHRITIDAE; UTETES ANASTREPHAE;

FORAGING; FRUIT FLY; FRUIT TREE; MICROHABITAT; PARASITOID WASP; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEXICO, VERACRUZ STATE;

EID: 0031393207     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/90.5.604     Document Type: Article

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