Mate locating strategies of the green carpenter bees Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus and X. (L.) bombylans

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 453-462

  Leys, Remko ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carpenter bee; Female choice; Lestis; Mate locating strategies

Indexed keywords

BEE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE LOCATION; NEST GUARDING; TERRITORIALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; LESTIS; XYLOCOPA BOMBYLANS; XYLOCOPA VIRGINICA; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 0034492198     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900000212     Document Type: Article

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