Xylocopa (Monoxylocopa) abbreviata Hurd & Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Encholirium spectabile (Bromeliaceae): A tight association at the semi-arid of Brazil;Xylocopa (Monoxylocopa) abbreviata Hurd & Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae) e Encholirium spectabile (Bromeliaceae): Uma associação estreita no semi-árido do Brasil tropical

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-425

  Ramalho, Mauro ^a   Batista, Milson A ^a,b   Silva, Maise ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpenter bee; Nest structure; Social behavior; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BROMELIACEAE; ENCHOLIRIUM; HYMENOPTERA; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 33846488999     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000400004     Document Type: Article

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