Nesting biology and socially polymorphic behavior of the sweat bee Halictus rubicundus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-65

  Soucy, Sheryl L ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Halictus rubicundus; Nest density; Nesting biology; Phenotypic plasticity; Sex ratio; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HALICTINAE; HALICTUS RUBICUNDUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 23744514689     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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