Observations of neotropical social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) preying on eggs and tadpoles of the frog Engystomops pustulosus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae)
| Autor: | Christopher K. Starr, Shane T. Ballah, Rakesh Bhukal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Engystomops Insecta Arthropoda 010607 zoology Zoology Hymenoptera Engystomops pustulosus 01 natural sciences Aerugoamnis Amphibia Gnathostomata Leiuperidae lcsh:Zoology Animalia Branchiostoma capense lcsh:QL1-991 Chordata Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Vertebrata Lissamphibia Craniata Angiopolybia pallens Engystomops pustulosus Polybia rejecta predation túngara frog biology Vespidae Ymeria Leptodactylidae Cephalornis biology.organism_classification Vespoidea 010602 entomology Insect Science Anura |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol 78, Iss, Pp 91-96 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1314-2607 1070-9428 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/jhr.78.54409 |
| Popis: | In Trinidad, West Indies the social wasps Angiopolybia pallens and Polybia rejecta come to foam nests of the frog Engystomops pustulosus, where they prey on eggs and tadpoles. Frog offspring in early-stage foam nests appear to be almost immune to predation by the wasps, but they become more vulnerable as the nests age and lose definition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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