Emergence, male behavior, and mating in the alkali bee, Nomia melanderi Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-68

  Mayer, D F ^a   Miliczky, E R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; EMERGENCE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR;

HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; NOMIA MELANDERI;

EID: 0032461260     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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