Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications

We evaluated the occurrence of social wasps in the decomposition process in tropical rainforest in central Amazonia (Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Brazil), using cadavers of rats as attractants, exposed in suspended cages. Ten species, in three genera, of social wasps were collected only in the initial sta...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Somavilla, Valdeana Linard, José Albertino Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2019-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562618301705

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