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Age structure of male Euglossa imperialis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) at nectar and chemical sources in Panama

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Jess K. Zimmerman  and
Santiago Madriñán R.
Jess K. Zimmerman
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Santiago Madriñán R.
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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Keywords

age structureApidaebeesEuglossa imperialiseuglossine beesHymenopteramating behaviourPanama
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , August 1988 , pp. 303 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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