Extended parental care in communal social groups

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Forbes, Stephen H ^a,b   Adams, Rachelle M M ^a,c   Bitney, Charla ^a   Kukuk, Penelope F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended parental care; Halictidae; Kinship; Lasioglossum; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LASIOGLOSSUM HEMICHALCEUM;

EID: 2942631213     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/2.1.22     Document Type: Article

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