Sex allocation in the solitary bee Osmia cornuta: Do females behave in agreement with Fisher's theory?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-132

  Bosch, Jordi ^a,b,c   Vicens, Narcís ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Hymenoptera; Megachilidae; Nesting behavior; Parental investment; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX ALLOCATION;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA CORNUTA;

EID: 27744473255     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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