Hilltopping behavior by three species of tachytes wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Alcock, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crabronidae; Hilltopping behavior; Mating system; Spatial segregtion; Tachytes

Indexed keywords

CRABRONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 77951016289     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0022-8567(2007)80[361:HBBTSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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