Next selection, usurpation, and a function for the nest entrance plug of Centris bicornuta (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 254-260

  Vinson, S B ^a   Frankie, G W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centris Bicornuta; Nest Competition; Nest Defense; Nesting Behavior

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEST GUARDING; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; CENTRIS; CENTRIS BICORNUTA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034510137     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0254:NSUAAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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