Determination of some structural features of the nest paper of VESPA Orientalis linneaus, 1771 and VESPA Crabro linneaus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Turkey

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 449-455

  Bagriaçik, Nil ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nest material; Physical properties; SEM; Vespa crabro; Vespa orientalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961185944     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1102449B     Document Type: Article

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