Behaviour of drones in Melipona (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 435-447

  Van Veen, J W ^a,b   Sommeijer, M J ^a   Meeuwsen, F ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Drone behaviour; M. beecheii; M. fasciata; M. favosa; Melipona; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DRONE BEHAVIOUR; STINGLESS BEE;

COSTA RICA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TOBAGO;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA;

EID: 0031463504     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050063     Document Type: Article

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