Nesting biology of an African allodapine bee braunsapis vitrea: Female biased sex allocation in the absence of worker-like behavioural castes

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-220

  Aenmey, T K ^a   Tierney, S M ^b   Pillay, N ^a   Schwarz, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapini; Braunsapis; Life cycle; Sex allocation; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; BEE; BROOD SIZE; LIFE CYCLE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SEX ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ALLODAPINI; APOIDEA; BRAUNSAPIS; BRAUNSAPIS VITREA;

EID: 33750172367     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2006.9522708     Document Type: Article

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