A mixed colony of Scaptotrigona depilis and Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponina)

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 507-514

  Menezes, C ^a   Hrncir, M ^b   Kerr, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Communication; Mixed colony; Nestmate recognition; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; ORGANISM COLONY; SPECIES INVASION; STINGLESS BEE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; NANNOTRIGONA TESTACEICORNIS; SCAPTOTRIGONA DEPILIS;

EID: 67649410257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2kerr002     Document Type: Article

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