Sex allocation, nests, and prey in the grass-carrying wasp Isodontia mexicana (Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 447-454

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   O'Neill, Ruth P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conocephalus; Hymenoptera; Isodontia mexicana; Nest structure; Oecanthus; Prey; Protandry; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Sex biased predation; Sphecidae

Indexed keywords

NEST; NEST STRUCTURE; PREY SELECTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA; CONOCEPHALUS; GRYLLIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE; OECANTHINAE; OECANTHUS; SPHECIDAE; TETTIGONIIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0043133703     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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