Social interactions and behavioral context in a largely solitary bee, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) figueresi (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-208

  Wcislo, W T ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Dominance; Kinship; Social behavior; Social competition

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SOLITARY BEE; SWEAT BEE;

DIALICTUS FIGUERESI; FIGUERESI; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIOGLOSSUM; LASIOGLOSSUM FIGUERESI;

EID: 0030765055     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050041     Document Type: Article

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