Flowering, nectar production and visiting bees of Eriope blanchetii (Lamiaceae), in sand dunes, northeastern Brazil;Floração, produção de néctar e abelhas visitantes de Eriope blanchetii (Lamiaceae) em dunas costeiras, nordeste do Brasil

Iheringia - Serie Zoologia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-95

  Da Silva, Fabiana Oliveira ^a,c   Viana, Blandina Felipe ^b   Pigozzo, Camila Magalhães ^c  

^a Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencias   (Brazil)

^b Laboratorio de Biologia e Ecologia de Abelhas LABEA   (Brazil)

^c Faculdades Jorge Amado   (Brazil)

Author keywords

"Restinga" vegetation; Apoidea; Eriope blanchetii; Floral resources; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; COLLETES; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249099067     PISSN: 00734721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212007000100013     Document Type: Article

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