Seasonal patterns of parasitism of the tropical spiders Theridion evexum (Araneae, Theridiidae) and Allocyclosa bifurca (Araneae, Araneidae) by the wasps Zatypota petronae and Polysphincta gutfreundi (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 749-754

  Barrantes, Gilbert ^a   Eberhard, William G ^a,b   Weng, Ju Lin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneidae; Ichneumonidae; Koinobiont wasps; Parasitism rate; Parasitoids; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPIDER; WASP;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; SEASONS; SPIDERS; WASPS;

ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; ARANEIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; THERIDIIDAE; THERIDION;

EID: 51449113822     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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