Searching for the right target: Oviposition and feeding behavior in Bombylius bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-150

  Boesi, Roberto ^a   Polidori, Carlo ^a   Andrietti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bee fly; Halictidae; Host searching; Nectar feeding; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPHORINAE; APOCRITA; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BOMBYLIIDAE; BOMBYLIUS; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DIPTERA; HALICTIDAE; HEXAPODA; LASIOGLOSSUM MALACHURUM;

EID: 67949120557     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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