Colony social organization of Lasioglossum malachurum Kirby (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in southern Greece

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-211

  Wyman, L M ^a   Richards, M H ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evylaeus; Geographic variation; Halictidae; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

GREECE;

APOIDEA; EVYLAEUS; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LASIOGLOSSUM MALACHURUM;

EID: 0042785726     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0647-7     Document Type: Article

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