Genetic breeding system and investment patterns within nests of Dawson's burrowing bee (Amegilla dawsoni) (Hymenoptera: Anthophorini)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3459-3467

  Beveridge, Maxine ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Alcock, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dawson's burrowing bee; Male mating tactics; Minor males; Monandry; Protandry; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AMEGILLA DAWSONI; ANTHOPHORINI; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33748605307     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03021.x     Document Type: Article

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