Social wasps on Eugenia uniflora linnaeus (myrtaceae) plants in an Urban Area

Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-209

  Souza, G K ^a   Pikart, T G ^a   Jacques, G C ^a   Castro, A A ^a   De Souza, M M ^b   Serrao J E ^a   Zanuncio, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diversity; Polistinae; Urban forestry; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880879014     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v60i2     Document Type: Article

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