The movement patterns of carpenter bees Xylocopa micans and bumblebees Bombus pennsylvanicus on Pontederia cordata inflorescences

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-86

  Orth, Afonso I ^a,b   Waddington, Keith D ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bombus pennsylvanicus; Foraging behavior; Movement patterns; Pontederia cordata; Xylocopa micah

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; INSECTA; PONTEDERIA CORDATA; XYLOCOPA MICANS; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 0030758112     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765475     Document Type: Article

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