Foraging of Scaptotrigona aff. depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in an urbanized area: Seasonality in resource availability and visited plants

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Faria, Letícia Biral De ^a   Aleixo, Kátia Paula ^a   Garófalo, Carlos Alberto ^a   Imperatriz Fonseca, Vera Lucia ^a,b   Silva, Cláudia Inês Da ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI ÁRIDO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84870168555     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/630628     Document Type: Article

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