Effect of Prey Size and Number of Prey Specimens on Stinging Effort in Predatory Wasps

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-340

  Budrienė, Anna ^a   Budrys, Eduardas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Eumeninae; Predator prey interaction; Prey handling; Prey size; Stinging; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012544696     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2005.10512698     Document Type: Article

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