Niche segregation and coexistence of parasitic hymenoptera of the Aspilota genus group (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in a beech forest on limestone

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-238

  Ulrich, Werner ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Aspilota; Beech forest; Braconidae; Coexistence; Core satellite; Hymenoptera; Niche; Zipf Mandelbrot

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PARASITOID;

ASPILOTA; BRACONIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ORTHOSTIGMA;

EID: 0033868003     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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