Phenology and social biology of two sibling species of Halictus in an area of sympatry

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2207-2213

  Dunn, Melanie ^a   Mitchell, Paula Levin ^b   Packer, Laurence ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOLOGY; SYMPATRY;

PHENOLOGY; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIOBIOLOGY; SYMPATRY;

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HALICTUS; HALICTUS LIGATUS; HALICTUS POEYI; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032323204     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-12-2207     Document Type: Article

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