Effect of shading on trap nest utilization by hole-nesting aculeate Hymenoptera

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 889-891

  Taki, Hisatomo ^a   Boone, Jeffrey W ^a,d   Viana, Blandina F ^b   Silva, Fabiana O ^b   Kevan, Peter G ^a   Sheffield, Cory S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; NEST SITE; SHADING;

ACULEATA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 12744269322     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n04-014     Document Type: Article

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