Population genetics, diploid males, and limits to social evolution of euglossine bees

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 931-935

  Roubik, D W ^a   Weigt, L A ^a   Bonilla, M A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Diploid males; Euglossine bees; Population genetics; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA;

EID: 0001259524     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03903.x     Document Type: Article

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