Arthropod prey foraged by the German wasp (Vespula germanica) in NW Patagonia, Argentina.

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-59

  Sackmann, Paula ^a   D'Adamo, Paola ^a   Rabinovich, Mauricio ^b   Corley, Juan C ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Prey consumption; Social insects; Vespidae; Wasp diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009924355     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2000.9722067     Document Type: Article

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