Flower constancy of the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-64

  White, D ^a   Cribb, B W ^b   Heard, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Zoology and Entomology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Foraging; Hymenoptera; Pollen; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; TRIGONA CARBONARIA;

EID: 0035094367     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2001.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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