Allozyme variation, relatedness among progeny in a nest, and sex ratio in the leafcutter bee, Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-219

  McCorquodale, D B ^a   Owen, R E ^b,c  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; FABRICIUS; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE;

ALLOZYME VARIATION; LEAFCUTTER BEE; RELATEDNESS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030613933     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent129211-2     Document Type: Article

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