Behavioural data on the production of males by workers in the stingless bee Melipona favosa (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 92-93

  Sommeijer, M J ^a   Chinh, T X ^a   Meeuwsen, F J A J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laying workers; Male production; Melipona; Sexuals

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA FAVOSA;

EID: 0032965325     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050118     Document Type: Article

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