Numerical investment in sex and caste by stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini): A comparative analysis

Apidologie

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-221

  Santos Filho, Pérsio De Souza ^a   Alves, Denise De Araujo ^a   Eterovic, André ^a,b   Imperatriz Fonseca, Vera Lucia ^a   Kleinert, Astrid De Matos Peixoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Bandeirante University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meliponini; Numerical allocation; Sex ratio; Stingless bees; Worker production

Indexed keywords

BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; WORKER CASTE;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONA SUBNITIDA; MELIPONINAE; PLEBEIA REMOTA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; SCHWARZIANA QUADRIPUNCTATA;

EID: 33745845483     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006015     Document Type: Article

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