The proboscis extension reflex not elicited in megachilid bees

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-83

  Vorel, Cory A ^a   Pitts Singer, Theresa L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; BEE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SUCROSE;

APOIDEA; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 77951058682     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0022-8567-83.1.80     Document Type: Article

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