Morphological and biochemical analysis of the stored and larval food of an obligate necrophagous bee, Trigona hypogea

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-345

  Serrao J E ^a   Da Cruz Landim, C ^b   Silva de Moraes, R L M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Larval food; Necrophagy; Stingless bees; Stored food; Trigona hypogea

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; LARVAL FOOD; NECROPHAGOUS BEE; PROVISIONING; SECRETION;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TRIGONA CRASSIPES; TRIGONA HYPOGEA; TRIGONA NECROPHAGA;

EID: 0031434067     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050055     Document Type: Article

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