Restructuring of Lepidoptera communities by introduced Vespula wasps in a New Zealand beech forest

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 565-571

  Beggs, Jacqueline R ^a   Rees, Jo S ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Lepidoptera; Phenology; Shared predator; Vespula

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; WASP;

NEW ZEALAND;

HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0033040180     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050820     Document Type: Article

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