Survival and productivity benefits to social nesting in the sweat bee Megalopta genalis (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1111-1120

  Smith, Adam R ^b   Wcislo, William T ^b   O'Donnell, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assured fitness returns; Augochlorini; Ecological constraints; Halictidae; Per capita productivity; Social flexibility

Indexed keywords

BEE; FITNESS; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

APOIDEA; AUGOCHLORINI; HALICTIDAE; HALICTINAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGALOPTA GENALIS;

EID: 34147108003     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0344-4     Document Type: Article

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