Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) that drink human tears

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-150

  Banziger, Hans ^a   Boongird, Somnuk ^b   Sukumalanand, Prachaval ^a   Bänziger, Sängdao ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anthropophily; Cattle; Dog; Drosophilidae; Eye diseases; Lachryphagy; Lisotrigona; Man; Pariotrigona; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; HOST RANGE; POLLEN;

THAILAND;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MAMMALIA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 74349130527     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES0811.17.1     Document Type: Article

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