Timing of mate-locating by males in relation to female activity in the carpenter bee xylocopa varipuncta (hymenoptera: apidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 321-328

  Alcock, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apidae; Bee; Hymenoptera; Mating tactics; Xylocopa

Indexed keywords

XYLOCOPA VARIPUNCTA;

EID: 0030027926     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213874     Document Type: Article

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