Primitively Eusocial Behavior Observed in Colonies of Augochlora amphitrite (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Reared in Laboratory
The present study provides evidence of primitively eusocial behavior in Augochlora amphitrite (Schrottky). Bees were reared in laboratory nests and observed throughout their nesting cycle. Introduced foundresses constructed nests solitarily, but upon the emergence of the first daughter their activi...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3484 |