Elevational patterns of diversity and abundance of eusocial paper wasps (Vespidae) in costa rica

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 338-346

  Kumar, Anjali ^a   Longino, John T ^b   Colwell, Robert K ^c   O'Donnell, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Army ant; Colony founding; Elevation gradient; Hymenoptera; Neotropical; Species richness; Swarm founding

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELEVATION; MONTANE FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; SWARMING; WASP;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 65349130635     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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