The evolution of nocturnal behaviour in sweat bees, Megalopta genalis and M. ecuadoria (Hymenoptera: Halictidae): an escape from competitors and enemies?
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Summary
Overall nest survivorship rates were comparable to those for diurnal relatives, but rates of cell parasitism for Megalopta (< < 5%) were substantially lower than they are for day-flying relatives, offering some support for the hypothesis that the evolution of nocturnal behaviour enables escape from natural enemies.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2004-11-01
- Cited by
- 172
- References
- 107
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Biology, Halictidae, Foraging, Nocturnal, Crepuscular
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