Relation between size and foraging range in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-228

  Van Nieuwstadt, M G L ^a,c   Ruano Iraheta, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b University of El Salvador   (El Salvador)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apidae; body size; flight distance; Meliponinae; stingless bee

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEE; BODY SIZE; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR; FLIGHT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 12644296995     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960404     Document Type: Article

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