Preliminary studies on pollen digestibility by Osmia cornuta latr. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 435-439

  Nepi, M ^a   Pacini, E ^a   Pinzauti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA CORNUTA;

EID: 0042954381     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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