Nesting biology of equatorial afrotropical stingless bees (apidae; meliponini) in bwindi impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-255

  Kajobe, Robert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Afrotropical; Bwindi; Chimpanzees; Equatorial; Hypotrigona; Meliponula; Nest sites; Pygmies; Stingless bees; Uganda

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYPOTRIGONA; HYPOTRIGONA GRIBODOI; MELIPONINAE; MELIPONULA; MELIPONULA BOCANDEI; PAN;

EID: 38049107249     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101403     Document Type: Article

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