Nesting biology, seasonality, and mating behavior of Epicharis metatarsalis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in northeastern Costa Rica

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 596-602

  Thiele, Rainer ^a   Inouye, Brian D ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apinae; Bees; Centridini; Oligolecty; Pollination

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEE; MATING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTING SUCCESS; SEASONALITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

APEIBA MEMBRANACEA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BYRSONIMA; CENTRIDINI; EPICHARIS METATARSALIS; HYMENOPTERA; MALPIGHIACEAE; MALVACEAE; PICEA;

EID: 34447556805     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[596:NBSAMB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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