Niche partitioning based on nest site selection in the small carpenter bees Ceratina mikmaqi and C. calcarata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1083-1089

  Vickruck, J L ^a   Richards, M H ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpenter bee; Ceratina calcarata; Ceratina mikmaqi; Microclimate; Niche partitioning; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

BEE; BROOD SIZE; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROCLIMATE; NEST; NEST SITE; NESTING; NICHE PARTITIONING; PARASITISM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SITE SELECTION; SUBSTRATE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

APOIDEA; CERATINA CALCARATA; DIPSACUS; DIPSACUS FULLONUM; HEDERA; RHUS; RHUS TYPHINA; RUBUS; RUBUS GLAUCUS; RUBUS IDAEUS SUBSP. STRIGOSUS; RUBUS MOLUCCANUS; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 84858746163     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.039     Document Type: Article

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