Emergence and consequences of division of labor in associations of normally solitary sweat bees

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-310

  Tate Holbrook, C ^a   Clark, Rebecca M ^a   Jeanson, Raphaël ^b   Bertram, Susan M ^c   Kukuk, Penelope F ^d   Fewell, Jennifer H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; CONSPECIFIC; EUSOCIALITY; LABOR DIVISION; NEST GUARDING; NESTING; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; CTENONOMIA; HALICTIDAE; HALICTINAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 62749109682     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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