Sex ratio and nest observations of euglossa hyacinthina (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-399

  Capaldi, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Flynn, Corey J ^a,c   Wcislo, William T ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; EUGLOSSA HYACINTHINA; EUGLOSSINI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 77749261351     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0022-8567(2007)80[395:SRANOO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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