Consistent mixing of near and distant resources in foraging bouts by the solitary mason bee Osmia lignaria

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Williams, Neal M ^a,c   Tepedino, Vincent J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central place foraging; Complementary nutrients; Nectar; Osmia; Pollen; Resource abundance; Solitary bee; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; NECTAR; NESTING; POLLEN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA LIGNARIA;

EID: 0037283429     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.1.141     Document Type: Article

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