The natural history of the mud-dauber wasp Sceliphron fistularium (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in southeastern Brazil

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-134

  Camillo, Evandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Natural enemies; Nest structure; Sceliphron; Sphecidae; Spider prey; Wasps

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE TABLE; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE TABLES; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

EID: 0036490791     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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