Prey specificity and the importance of close-range chemical cues in prey recognition in the digger wasp, Liris niger

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 671-690

  Anton, Sylvia ^a   Gnatzy, Werner ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crickets (Gryllidae, Insecta); Liris niger (Sphecidae, Insecta); Predator prey interaction; Prey recognition; Prey specificity

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; LIRIS NIGER;

EID: 0031755968     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022346825811     Document Type: Article

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