Evidence for alloethism in stingless bees (Meliponinae)

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 411-412

  Goulson, Dave ^a   Derwent, Lara C ^a   Peat, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging; Polyethism; Size variation

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 24944530311     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005029     Document Type: Article

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