Floating and fidelity in nest visitation by crawfordapis luctuosa (hymenoptera: colletidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-504

  Jang, Yikweon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crawfordapis luctuosa; Floating behavior; Nest fidelity; Nest visitation; Nesting aggregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002955372     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02214025     Document Type: Article

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