Cuticular lipids of female solitary bees, Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-205

  Buckner, James S ^a   Pitts Singer, Theresa L ^a   Guédot, Christelle ^a   Hagen, Marcia M ^a   Fatland, Charlotte L ^a   Kemp, William P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa leafcutting bee; Blue orchard bee; Mono alkenes; n Alkanes; Wax esters

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALKENE; FATTY ACID; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BEE; CROP; CUTICLE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NESTING; NONHUMAN; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA LIGNARIA;

EID: 64849107480     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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