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Body size and nesting behaviour of the sand wasp Stictia heros (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. K. Larsson  and
K. Larsson
F. K. Larsson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Box 561, S-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
K. Larsson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Box 561, S-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
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Keywords

aggregationsbody sizeCosta Ricanearest neighbournestingsphecidaeStictia heros
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 117 - 120
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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