Behaviour and activity patterns of the scuttle fly Megaselia oxybelorum Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) at nest aggregations of two host digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 32-34, 2006, Pages 1969-1982

  Polidori, Carlo ^a   Papadia, Cristina ^a   Disney, R H L ^b   Andrietti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerceris; Kleptoparasitism; Megaselia; Nest aggregation; Phenology; Philanthus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLY; HOST; NEST STRUCTURE; WASP;

CERCERIS; CERCERIS ARENARIA; CRABRONIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PHILANTHUS; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; PHORIDAE; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 33845624472     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930601046527     Document Type: Article

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