Niche differentiation in nectar-collecting stingless bees: The influence of morphology, floral choice and interference competition

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 380-388

  Biesmeijer, Jacobus C ^a   Richter, Juliette A P ^a   Smeets, Martin A J P ^a   Sommeijer, Marinus J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Flower choice; Melipona; Nectar foraging; Niche differentiation; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGY; NECTARIVORY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SHADING;

COSTA RICA;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BEECHEII; MELIPONA FASCIATA; TRIGONA;

EID: 0032742819     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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