A fluctuating thermal regime improves survival of cold-mediated delayed emergence in developing megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1162-1166

  Rinehart, Joseph P ^a   Yocum, George D ^a   West, Mark ^a   Kemp, William P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative pollinator; cold storage; fluctuating thermal regime; fluctuation thermal regime; Megachile rotundata

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEES; LONGEVITY; TEMPERATURE;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 80051708710     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC11062     Document Type: Article

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