The nesting behavior of Dawson's burrowing bee, Amegilla dawsoni (Hymenoptera: Anthophorini), and the production of offspring of different sizes

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-384

  Alcock, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amegilla; Bee; Hymenoptera; Nesting behavior; Size polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMEGILLA DAWSONI;

EID: 0032771265     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020843606530     Document Type: Article

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