Foraging behavior on carcasses in the necrophagic bee Trigona hypogea (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 463-467

  Noll, Fernando B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apidae; Foraging behavior; Meliponinae; Necrophagy; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; TRIGONA HYPOGEA;

EID: 0030872333     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765611     Document Type: Article

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