BEES of wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

Great Lakes Entomologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 129-168

  Wolf, Amy T ^a   Ascher, John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 76649097951     PISSN: 00900222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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