Foraging patterns in a nocturnal swarm-founding wasp, Apoica flavissima van der Vecht (Hymenoptera: Vespidae);Padrões de forrageamento na vespa noturna Apoica flavissima van der Vecht (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-181

  Nascimento, Fabio S ^a   Tannure Nascimento, Ivelize C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bionomics; Epiponini; Insecta; Polistinae; Social insect

Indexed keywords

APOICA; APOICA FLAVISSIMA; EPIPONINI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 33748879870     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000200005     Document Type: Article

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