Temporal resource partitioning and climatological influences on colony flight and foraging of stingless bees (Apidae; Meliponini) in Ugandan tropical forests

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Kajobe, Robert ^a,c   Echazarreta, Carlos M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Budongo; Bwindi; Communication; Foraging; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; CLIMATE; COMMUNICATION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; BUDONGO FOREST; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; MELIPONULA; MELIPONULA FERRUGINEA; MELIPONULA NEBULATA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 28244497729     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00586.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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