Social behaviour in an Australian allodapine bee Exoneura (Brevineura) xanthoclypeata (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-398

  Tierney, Simon M ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a   Adams, M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

AUSTRALIA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BREVINEURA; EXONEURA; EXONEURA XANTHOCLYPEATA; EXONEURELLA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030657774     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97022     Document Type: Article

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