Bees and phalloid exudate

Mycologist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 109-

  Shaw, Dorothy E ^a   Peter, Roberts ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phallus; Trigona stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; TRIGONA;

EID: 0036699112     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269915X02003105     Document Type: Article

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