Social polymorphism in the Australian small carpenter bee, Ceratina (Neoceratina) australensis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-412

  Rehan, S M ^a   Richards, M H ^a   Schwarz, M P ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceratina; Ceratinini; Facultative social behaviour; Reproductive differentiation; Small carpenter bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; LONGEVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPATRY;

APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; CERATINA AUSTRALENSIS; CERATININI; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 77957763393     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0097-y     Document Type: Article

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