Novel mechanism of distance-oriented bee movement, secondary pollen dispersal and reticulate pollination - A case study in Melipona panamica

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 576-580

  Bhattacharya, Ashoke ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; INSECTA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA PANAMICA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 4444342198     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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