Assured fitness returns favor sociality in a mass-provisioning sweat bee, Megalopta genalis (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

By Adam R. Smith, W. Wcislo, S. O’Donnell. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. V. González
2. W. Wcislo
3. R. Raguso
4. T. Ashman

In Genetics

1. V. González
2. W. Wcislo
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In Insect Science

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2. T. Ashman

Citations in the corpus

• Light intensity limits foraging activity in nocturnal and crepuscular bees (2006, background): “genalis has been shown to suffer to a lesser degree from nest parasitism, and the presence of the bee in her nest reduces predation by ants (Smith et al., 2003; Wcislo et al., 2004).”
• The evolution of nocturnal behaviour in sweat bees, Megalopta genalis and M. ecuadoria (Hymenoptera: Halictidae): an escape from competitors and enemies? (2004, background): “Bees can successfully defend nests against predatory ants, including army ants (Ecitonini) (Smith et al., 2003), which presumably selects for group-living.”