Chemical mediation of prey recognition by spider-hunting wasps

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-95

  Uma, Divya B ^a   Weiss, Martha R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY LOCATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER; WASP;

ARANEAE; HYMENOPTERA; SCELIPHRON CAEMENTARIUM; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 72549108130     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01715.x     Document Type: Article

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