Effectiveness of recruitment behavior in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-374

  Jarau, S ^a   Hrncir, M ^a   Schmidt, V M ^a   Zucchi, R ^b   Barth, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Meliponini; Recruitment effectiveness; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; RECRUITMENT;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; FRIESEOMELITTA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; MELIPONINAE; NANNOTRIGONA TESTACEICORNIS; SCAPTOTRIGONA DEPILIS; TETRAGONA; TRIGONA; TRIGONA HYPOGEA;

EID: 0037676717     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0684-2     Document Type: Article

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