Floral constancy in Trigona stingless bees foraging on artificial flower patches: A comparative study

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-198

  Judith Slaa, E ^a,b   Cevaal, Annechien ^b   Sommeijer, Marinus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flower constancy; Foraging strategies; Meliponinae; Stingless bees; Trigona fulviventris; Trigona fuscipennis; Trigona nigra

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; TRIGONA; TRIGONA FULVIVENTRIS; TRIGONA FUSCIPENNIS; TRIGONA NIGRA;

EID: 0032276591     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1998.11100971     Document Type: Article

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