Effects of sex ratio and female density on progeny survival of the alfalfa leafcutter bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 138-141

  Mayer, D F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa leafcutter bee; Alfalfa seed; Insecta; Megachile rotundata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030541654     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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