Sociality and sex allocation in an Australian allodapine bee Braunsapis protuberans

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Joyce, Narelle C ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reproductive queue; Reproductive skew; Worker

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BRAUNSAPIS; BRAUNSAPIS PROTUBERANS; BRAUNSAPIS VITREA;

EID: 34047127464     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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