Social behaviours in solitary bees: Interactions among individuals in Xeralictus bicuspidariae Snelling (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Rophitinae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Richards, Miriam H ^a   Packer, Laurence ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ROPHITINAE; XERALICTUS BICUSPIDARIAE;

EID: 78751536298     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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