Colletidae nesting biology (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-29

  Almeida, Eduardo A B ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bee; Colletidae; Dufour's gland; Nest; Stenotritidae

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOLOGY; COCOON; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY;

APOIDEA; COLLETIDAE; DIPHAGLOSSINAE; HYMENOPTERA; STENOTRITIDAE;

EID: 41949128559     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2007049     Document Type: Review

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