Small-scale area effect on species richness and nesting occupancy of cavity-nesting bees and wasps

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-74

  Loyola, Rafael D ^a   Martins, Rogério P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aculeata; Brazil; Forest remnant; Solitary bee and wasps; Trap nests

Indexed keywords

ACULEATA; ANTHODIOCTES MEGACHILOIDES; APOCRITA; APOIDEA; AUPLOPUS MILITARIS; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE; TRYPOXYLON;

EID: 79956372051     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262011000100011     Document Type: Article

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