Ecology of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae) in abaeté sand dunes, Salvador, Bahia;Ecologia de Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae) nas dunas litorâneas de abaeté, Salvador, Bahia

Iheringia - Serie Zoologia

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 47-57

  Viana, Blandina F ^a,c   Kleinert, Astrid M P ^b   Silva, Fabiana O ^a  

^a Instituto de Biologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dune; Floral resources; Nests; Xylocopa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747855303     PISSN: 00734721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0073-47212002000400007     Document Type: Article

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