Seasonal change in offspring sex and size in Dawson's burrowing bees (Amegilla dawsoni) (Hymenoptera: Anthophorini)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Alcock, John ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^b   Beveridge, Maxine ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation tactics; Body size; Minor males; Provisioning behaviour; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BEE; FOOD PROVISIONING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

AMEGILLA DAWSONI;

EID: 20644472442     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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