Natural History Observations of Anolisomyia rufianalis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Infesting Anolis Lizards in a Rain Forest Canopy

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1325-1328

  Dial, Roman ^a,b   Roughgarden, Jonathan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis lizards; Anolisomyia rufianalis; Parasitoid; Puerto Rico; Rain forest canopy; Vertebrate host

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242462261     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.6.1325     Document Type: Article

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