The parasitic hymenoptera in a beech forest on limestone II: Study of the sex ratios and their dependence on ecological factors

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-310

  Ulrich, Werner ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ground photo eclectors; Hymenoptera; Local mate competition; Parasitoids; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PARASITOID; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO; VOLTINISM;

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032462376     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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