Resource use and foraging patterns of honeybees, Apis mellifera, and native insects on flowers of Eucalyptus costata

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-227

  Horskins, K ^a,b   Turner, V B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt; Foraging; Honeybee; Myrtaceae; Nectar; Pollen; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044398268     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00965.x     Document Type: Article

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