SEX RATIO, BODY SIZE AND SEASONALITY IN A SOLITARY BEE, OSMIA LIGNARIA PROPINQUA CRESSON (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE)

1980/09/01 by P. F. Torchio, Phillip F. Torchio, Vincent J. Tepedino +1 · 112 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Citation #Computer science #Ecology #Hymenoptera #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Library science #Megachilidae #Plant and animal studies #Pollen #Pollination #Systematics #Taxonomy (biology) #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.1980.tb04037.x

published in Evolution 34(5), 993-1003 (Oxford University Press)

openalex publication_date 1980/09/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27

Abstract

P. F. Torchio, V. J. Tepedino; SEX RATIO, BODY SIZE AND SEASONALITY IN A SOLITARY BEE, OSMIA LIGNARIA PROPINQUA CRESSON (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE), Evolut

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• The Optimal Balance between Size and Number of Offspring

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