Strong constraints to independent nesting in a facultatively social bee: Quantifying the effects of enemies-at-the-nest

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-78

  Zammit, J ^a,b   Hogendoorn, K ^c   Schwarz, M P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Adelaide ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapini; Ants; Ecological constraints; Reproductive skew; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEE; BROOD REARING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; NESTING; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL;

ALLODAPINI; APOIDEA; EXONEURA NIGRESCENS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39749167776     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0972-3     Document Type: Article

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