Nest provisioning and a possible cost of reproduction in the megachilid bee osmia rufa studied by a new observation method

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-268

  Strohm, E ^a   Warmers, C ^a   Stoll, C ^a   Daniels, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost; Megachilidae; Parental care; Temperature; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BEE; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WEIGHT;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA RUFA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0036816049     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2002.9522744     Document Type: Article

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