The multi-entrance system in an aggregation of andrena agilissima (hymenoptera andrenidae)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Giovanetti, M ^a   Scamoni, E ^a   Andrietti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andrena; Andrenidae; Behavioural ecology; Nesting behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BEE; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

ITALY;

ANDRENIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0038678007     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522686     Document Type: Article

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