Latitudinal variation in the sociality of allodapine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Sex ratios, relatedness and reproductive differentiation

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Cronin, Adam L ^a,b   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; LATITUDE; RELATEDNESS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

APIDAE; EXONEURA ANGOPHORAE; EXONEURA ROBUSTA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035020887     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99044     Document Type: Article

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