Nectar and pollen sugars constituting larval provisions of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee (Megachile rotundata) (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 401-408

  Cane, James H ^a   Gardner, Dale R ^a   Harrison, Philip A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Diet; HPLC; Medicago; Pollinator

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; AMINO ACID; BEE; DIET; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NECTAR; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; SOCIAL INSECT; SUGAR;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 78650870196     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0005-0     Document Type: Article

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