Diversity and community structure of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in three ecosystems in Itaparica Island, Bahia State, Brazil

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-185

  Santos, Gilberto M De M ^a   Bichara Filho, Carlos C ^a   Resende, Janete J ^a   Da Cruz, Jucelho D ^a   Marques, Oton M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais UFBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Ecology; Mangrove swamp; Polistinae; Restinga

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 34447271753     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2007000200002     Document Type: Article

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