Not all who wander are lost: Nest fidelity in Xylocopa virginica examined by mark recapture

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-133

  Peso, M ^a   Richards, M H ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drifting; Nest; Relocation; X. virginica

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NEST; POPULATION DENSITY; RELOCATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; XYLOCOPA VIRGINICA;

EID: 79251593194     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0125-y     Document Type: Article

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