Kin associations during nest founding in an allodapine bee Exoneura robusta: Do females distinguish between relatives and familiar nestmates?

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-129

  Bull, Nicholas J ^a   Adams, Mark ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; EXONEURA ROBUSTA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034056922     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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