Aggressive displacement of <i>Xylocopa nigrita</i> carpenter bees from flowers of <i>Lagenaria sphaerica</i> (Cucurbitaceae) by territorial male Eastern Olive Sunbirds (<i>Cyanomitra olivacea</i>) in Tanzania
<p>Male Eastern Olive Sunbirds (<i>Cyanomitra</i> <i>olivacea</i>) and <i>Xylocopa nigrita</i> carpenter bees in Tanzania both utilise the flowers of male plants of <i>Lagenaria sphaerica</i> (Cucurbitaceae) as a source of nectar. The sunbirds se...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Enviroquest Ltd.
2013-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
Online Access: | http://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php?journal=jpe&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=205&path%5B%5D=68 |