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The evolution of nocturnal behaviour in sweat bees, Megalopta genalis and M. ecuadoria (Hymenoptera: Halictidae): an escape from competitors and enemies?
- W. Wcislo, L. Arneson, Kari Roesch, V. Gonzalez, A. Smith, H. Fernández
- Biology
- 1 November 2004
Evolutionary transitions to dim-light foraging (predawn matinal, crepuscular, nocturnal) have occurred repeatedly in bees, and may be associated with an escape from enemies or competitors. To date,… Expand
Mexican Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Diversity, Distribution, and Indigenous Knowledge
- R. Ayala, V. Gonzalez, M. Engel
- Geography
- 2013
Stingless bees (Apinae: Meliponini) are highly eusocial apine bees commonly encountered in tropical and subtropical areas of the world but are more diverse in the Western Hemisphere. In Mexico,… Expand
Global invasion by Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): assessing potential distribution in North America and beyond
- J. Strange, Jonathan B. Koch, V. Gonzalez, Lindsay Nemelka, T. Griswold
- Biology
- Biological Invasions
- 22 June 2011
The wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, is the most widely distributed unmanaged bee in the world. It was unintentionally introduced to North America in the late 1960s from Europe, and… Expand
Wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): diversity, host plant associations, phylogeny, and biogeography
- V. Gonzalez, T. Griswold
- Biology
- 1 June 2013
Bees are among the most important pollinators of flowering plants in most ecosystems. Recent concerns about population decline worldwide have highlighted the urgent societal need for species-level… Expand
Taphonomic analysis of remains of mammals eaten by pumas (Puma concolor Carnivora, Felidae) in central Argentina
- C. Montalvo, Marcelo E.M. Pessino, V. Gonzalez
- Biology
- 1 December 2007
Prey remains recovered from puma (Puma concolor) scat were analyzed in order to identify taphonomic features produced on them by this predator. Mammal remains are abundant in puma scat, but… Expand
Growth rates, reproductive phenology, and pollination ecology of Espeletia grandiflora (Asteraceae), a giant Andean caulescent rosette.
- J. C. Fagua, V. Gonzalez
- Biology, Medicine
- Plant biology
- 2007
From March 2001 to December 2002, we studied the reproductive phenology, pollination ecology, and growth rates of Espeletia grandiflora Humb. and Bonpl. (Asteraceae), a giant caulescent rosette from… Expand
Nesting and social behavior of a wood-dwelling neotropical bee, Augochlora isthmii (Schwarz), and notes on a new species, A. alexanderi engel (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
- W. Wcislo, V. Gonzalez, M. Engel
- Biology
- 2003
The nesting biology and social behavior are described for Augochlora (Augochlora) isthmii Schwarz at the species' type locality (Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama). Bees nested in a fallen… Expand
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African and Southeast Asian Chalicodoma (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): New Subgenus, New Species, and Notes on the Composition of Pseudomegachile and Largella
- V. Gonzalez, M. Engel
- Biology
- 1 December 2012
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A new subgenus, Lophanthedon subg. nov., is described and figured for five species of distinctive Southeast Asian bees in the genus Chalicodoma Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau (Megachilinae:… Expand
Taxonomic notes on the small resin bees Hypanthidioides subgenus Michanthidium (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)
- V. Gonzalez, T. Griswold
- Biology, Medicine
- ZooKeys
- 6 June 2011
Abstract As part of ongoing investigations on anthidiine bees, the type of Anthidium albitarse Friese was found to be conspecific with one of the two species of the small resin bees Hypanthidioides… Expand
Ecology and Nesting Behavior of Bombus atratus Franklin in Andean Highlands (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
- V. Gonzalez, Adriana Mejía, C. Rasmussen
- Biology
- 2004
The neotropical bumble bee Bombus (Fervidobombus) atratus Franklin is widely dis- tributed in South America ranging from tropical and subtropical lowlands to high altitudes in the Andes. Most of its… Expand