Distribution of the German wasp (Vespula germanica) and the common wasp (vespula vulgaris) (hymenoptera: Vespidae) in natural habitats in central Spain as shown by carrion-baited traps

Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 871-881

  Baz, Arturo ^a   Cifrián, Bianca ^a   Martín Vega, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carrion; Soil nature; Spain; Wasps

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 77953242950     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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