Social polymorphism in the sweat bee Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) baleicum (Cockerell) (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-386

  Cronin, A L ^a   Hirata, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Halictidae; Lasioglossum; Life cycle; Social polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BEE; LIFE CYCLE; POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HOKKAIDO;

APOIDEA; EVYLAEUS; HALICTIDAE; HALICTINAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347531611     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0693-1     Document Type: Article

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