Behavioral interactions of two solitary, halictine bees with comparisons among solitary, communal and eusocial species

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-32

  Mcconnell Garner, Janice ^b   Kukuk, Penelope F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

AGGRESSION; BEE; COOPERATION; EUSOCIALITY; FEMALE-FEMALE INTERACTION;

EID: 0030613094     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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