Discovery of potent, unsuspected sampling disparities for Malaise and Möricke traps, as shown for Neotropical Cryptini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Aguiar, Alexandre P ^a   Santos, Bernardo F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Flight interception trap; Gender; Sex ratio; Yellow pan trap

Indexed keywords

GENDER; INSECT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SAMPLING BIAS; SEX RATIO; TAXONOMY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

CRYPTINI; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE;

EID: 77954088492     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9246-x     Document Type: Article

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