Investigating eusociality in bees while trusting the uncertainty

Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 355-368

  Almeida, Eduardo A B ^a   Porto, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apini; Comparative biology; Divergence time; Meliponini; Phylogeny; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

APINI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; EUGLOSSINI; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 84921508458     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.355-368     Document Type: Article

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