Alternative reproductive strategies of a gregarious ground-nesting bee, Dieunomia triangulifera (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 845-863

  Wuellner, Clare T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategy; Dieunomia triangulifera; Halictidae; Intraspecific cleptoparasitism; Oocyte; Provisioning bee; Searching bee; Solitary bee

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; DIEUNOMIA TRIANGULIFERA; HALICTIDAE; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033499114     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020913328589     Document Type: Article

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