Nesting biology and foraging patterns of the solitary bee Melissodes rustica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in northwest Arkansas

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 260-273

  Cameron, S A ^a   Whitfield, J B ^a   Hulslander, C L ^a,c   Cresko, W A ^a,c   Isenberg, S B ^a,b   King, R W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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NESTING PHENOLOGY;

EID: 0030319217     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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