Nesting site selection by wasps in the Guianese rain forest

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-41

  Dejean, A ^a   Corbara, B ^b   Carpenter, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocaryum sciophilum; French Guiana; Nesting sites; Palm trees; Wasps

Indexed keywords

LEAF STRUCTURE; NEST SITE SELECTION; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; RAIN FOREST; SHELTER; WASP;

FRENCH QUINANA;

ASTROCARYUM SCIOPHILUM; BACTRIS SIMPLIFRONS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031960057     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050066     Document Type: Article

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