Factors affecting offspring body size in the solitary beeOsmia bicornis(Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)

2009/11/13 by Sabine Radmacher, Erhard Strohm · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1051/apido/2009064

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Citations

• Female size and fitness in the leaf‐cutter bee Megachile apicalis
• Founding and Usurping: Equally Efficient Paths to Nesting Success in Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
• SEX RATIO, BODY SIZE AND SEASONALITY IN A SOLITARY BEE, OSMIA LIGNARIA PROPINQUA CRESSON (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE)
• Body size as an estimator of production costs in a solitary bee
• Effect of pre-wintering and wintering temperature regimes on weight loss, survival, and emergence time in the mason bee Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
• The Temperature‐Size Rule in Ectotherms: Simple Evolutionary Explanations May Not Be General

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