Effects of familiarity and nestmate number on social interactions in two communal bees, Andrena scotica and Panurgus calcaratus (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-118

  Paxton, R J ^a,b   Kukuk, P F ^a,c   Tengo J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior; Circle tube arena; Communality; Cooperation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEE; CONSPECIFIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILIARITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANDRENA SCOTICA; ANDRENIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PANURGUS CALCARATUS;

EID: 0033065882     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050120     Document Type: Article

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