Observations of neotropical social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) preying on eggs and tadpoles of the frog Engystomops pustulosus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae)

Autor: Christopher K. Starr, Rakesh Bhukal, Shane T. Ballah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol 78, Iss , Pp 91-96 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2607
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.
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