Molecular phylogenetics of allodapine bees, with implications for the evolution of sociality and progressive rearing

Systematic Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Schwarz, Michael P ^a   Bull, Nicholas J ^a   Cooper, Steven J B ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapini; Bees; Phylogenetics; Progressive rearing; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

ALLODAPINI; ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; COMPSOMELISSA; HALTERAPIS; HEXAPODA; MACROGALEA;

EID: 0037291434     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150390132632     Document Type: Article

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