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Pollen harvest by eusocial bees in a non-natural community in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca ,
A. Kleinert-Giovannini  and
M. Ramalho
V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecologia Geral do Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508, São Paulo, Brasil
A. Kleinert-Giovannini
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecologia Geral do Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508, São Paulo, Brasil
M. Ramalho
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecologia Geral do Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508, São Paulo, Brasil
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Keywords

Apis melliferaBrazilflower visitingpollen harveststingless bees
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 239 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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