Carpenter bee (Xylocopa micans) risk indifference and a review of nectarivore risk-sensitivity studies

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-446

  Perez, Sandra M ^a,b   Waddington, Keith D ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33746138943     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.4.435     Document Type: Article

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