Nest abandonment in the solitary wasp Cerceris arenaria (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae): Escape, leave open or destroy the door?

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 455-468

  Polidori, Carlo ^b   Andrietti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerceris arenaria; Hymenoptera; Nest abandonment; Nest aggregation; Nest usurpation

Indexed keywords

CERCERIS ARENARIA; CHRYSIDIDAE; CRABRONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGASCOLIA FLAVIFRONS; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 33645767213     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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