Egg size and number is influenced by both environmental and social factors in a facultatively social bee

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 357-362

  Kayaalp, Pelin ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAYING DATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OVIPOSITION; QUEEN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOCIAL INSECT;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 45249117633     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07022     Document Type: Article

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