Latitudinal variation in the life cycle of allodapine bees (Hymenoptera; Apidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 857-864

  Cronin, Adam L ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; CLIMATE VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIFE CYCLE;

AUSTRALIA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; EXONEURA ANGOPHORAE; EXONEURA ROBUSTA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033306584     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-040     Document Type: Article

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