Sociality in the Australian allodapine bee Brevineura elongata: Small colony sizes despite large benefits to group living

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-61

  Joyce, Narelle C ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapine; Brevineura elongata; Per capita brood production; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BREVINEURA; BREVINEURA ELONGATA; BREVINEURA FROGGATTI; BREVINEURA XANTHOCLYPEATA; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 33646058910     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-9004-1     Document Type: Article

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