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 · 6 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research

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

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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