Worker reproduction in Austroplebeia australis Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-336

  Drumond, P M ^a   Oldroyd, B P ^b   Osborne, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austroplebeia; Mating; Meliponini; Stingless bees; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEE; GENETIC MARKER; REPRODUCTION; WORKER CASTE;

APIDAE; AUSTROPLEBIA AUSTRALIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034529631     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001725     Document Type: Article

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