Exploitation of Floral Resources and Niche Overlap within an Oil-collecting Bee Guild (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in a Neotropical Savanna
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociobiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2447-8067,0361-6525
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1250