Inverse density-dependent and density-independent parasitism in a solitary ground-nesting bee in southeast brazil

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-92

  Antonini, Y ^a   Martins, R P ^a   Rosa, C A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthrax sp.; Bombyliid flies; Diadasina distincta; Fungi; Mortality; Nest aggregation; Parasitism; Solitary bee

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPHORIDAE; ANTHRAX; APOIDEA; BOMBYLIIDAE; DIADASINA; DIADASINA DISTINCTA; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0042068301     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2003.10531185     Document Type: Article

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