A molecular phylogeny and the evolution of nest architecture and behavior in Trigona s.s. (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-118

  Rasmussen, Claus ^a   Camargo, João M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Molecular phylogeny; Neotropical; Nest; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; EVOLUTION; EXCRETION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; PARANEOPTERA; TRIGONA;

EID: 41949090566     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2007051     Document Type: Article

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