Field behavior of parasitic coelioxys chichimeca (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) toward the host bee Centris bicornuta (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-127

  Vinson, S Bradleigh ^a   Frankie, Gordon ^b   Rao, Asha ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Host location; Odour; Oviposition; Solitary bee; Wood nesting bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EGG; FIELD SURVEY; HOST LOCATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; MORTALITY; NECTAR; ODOR; OVIPOSITION; POLLINATOR;

COSTA RICA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; CENTRIS; COELIOXYS; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 80054697828     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010041     Document Type: Article

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