Bees visitors of three species of Clusia (Clusiaceae) flowers in Central Amazonia

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-263

  Kaminski, Ana Claudia ^a   Absy, Maria Lúcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bees; Clusia; Flowers visitors

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; CLUSIA (ANGIOSPERM); CLUSIA GRANDIFLORA; CLUSIA INSIGNIS; CLUSIA PANAPANARI; CLUSIACEAE; EUGLOSSINI; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 33748056446     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672006000200016     Document Type: Article

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