Association of mandible shape and nesting material in Osmia Panzer (Hymnoptera: Megachilidae): A morphometric analysis

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 318-325

  Williams, N M ^a   Goodell, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Mandible; Morphology; Nest material; Osmia; Solitary bee

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NESTING;

APOIDEA; CENTROSMIA; CORNUTA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA BUCEPHELA; OSMIA CORNUTA; OSMIA LIGNARIA; OSMIA RIBIFLORIS; OSMIA TANNERI;

EID: 0034498140     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0318:AOMSAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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