Influence of Abiotic Factors and Floral Resource Availability on Daily Foraging Activity of Bees: Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Bees

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 593-612

  Polatto, Leandro P ^a,c   Chaud Netto, José ^a,c   Alves Junior, Valter V ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Climate conditions; Floral resources; Foraging; Gathering of resources

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84905594987     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-014-9452-6     Document Type: Article

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