Nesting habits, floral resources and foraging ecology of large carpenter bees (Xylocopa latipes and Xylocopa pubescens) in India

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1210-1217

  Solomon Raju, A J ^a   Purnachandra Rao, S ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation and management; Floral resources; Foraging ecology; Nesting habits; Xylocopa

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; XYLOCOPA (GENUS); XYLOCOPA LATIPES; XYLOCOPA PUBESCENS;

EID: 33744483157     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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