Nest Structure, Seasonality and Female Behavior of Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini) in a Restinga Ecosystem, in Southern Brazil

Nest Structure, Seasonality and Female Behavior of Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini) in a Restinga Ecosystem, in Southern Brazil

We investigated the nesting behavior of females of Epicharis dejeanii and the architecture of their nests, in a large aggregation in a Restinga area, on Ilha do Superagui, southern Brazil. Surveys were carried out intermittently through the warm-wet seasons from different years between 2013 and 201...

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Main Authors: Natalia Uemura, André Luiz Gobatto, Welber da Costa Pina, Rafael Hideki Ono, Silvia Helena Sofia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2021-03-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
solitary bees
nest aggregation
bee behavior
nesting biology
Atlantic Forest
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/5792

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