Morphology and palaeoenvironment of brood cells of Quaternary ground-nesting solitary bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

On Fuerteventura, the abundance of in situ brood cells of ground-nesting solitary bees in Pleistocene and early Holocene loessic palaeosols and calcretes, and the presence of several taxa of land snails, living species of which occur today in the Mediterranean region and northwest Africa, indicates...

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Autores: Edwards, Nicholas, Meco, J.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:España
Repositorio:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/19913
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/19913
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:24 Ciencias de la vida
2416 Paleontología
241602 Paleontología de los invertebrados
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Resumo:On Fuerteventura, the abundance of in situ brood cells of ground-nesting solitary bees in Pleistocene and early Holocene loessic palaeosols and calcretes, and the presence of several taxa of land snails, living species of which occur today in the Mediterranean region and northwest Africa, indicates a semiarid climate, probably with hot, dry summers.