Hilltopping behavior of two species of Astata (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in central Arizona

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 564-569

  Alcock, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRABRONIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 38049068118     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[564:HBOTSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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