The use by wasps, bees and spiders of shells of Trigonephrus Pilsb. (Mollusca: Gasteropoda: Dorcasiidae) in desertic winter-rainfall areas in southern Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Gess, F W ^a   Gess, S K ^a  

^a Albany Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bombyliidae; Chrysididae; Desert life strategy; Masarinae; Megachilidae; Mutillidae; Self generated silk; Snail shell users

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SHELL;

(SOUTH); AFRICA;

ANTHIDIINI; ANTHOCOPA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; APOLYSIS; ARANEAE; BOMBYLIIDAE; CHRYSIDIDAE; DORCASIIDAE; GASTROPODA; HOPLITIS; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MEGACHILIDAE; MOLLUSCA; MUTILLIDAE; OSMIINI; QUARTINIA; TRIGONEPHRUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032726087     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0549     Document Type: Article

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