Multifemale nests and social behavior in Euglossa melanotricha (Hymenoptera, apidae, euglossini)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Andrade E Silva, Aline Candida Ribeiro ^a   Nascimento, Fábio Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nest structure; Nesting behavior; Orchid bees

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; EUGLOSSA; EUGLOSSINI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84863610495     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: 13142607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/JHR.26.1957     Document Type: Article

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