Experience affects hunting behavior of the wasp, Pepsis mildei Stål (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 222-229

  Punzo, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encounter experience; Host; Hunting behavior; Pepsis mildei

Indexed keywords

APHONOPELMA; ARANEAE; HYMENOPTERA; PEPSIS; POMPILIDAE;

EID: 33645759969     PISSN: 00287199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1664/0028-7199(2005)113[0222:EAHBOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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