A day in the life of an oil bee: Phenology, nesting, and foraging behavior

Apidologie

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 409-424

  Schäffler, Irmgard ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Host plant requirement; Lysimachia; Macropis fulvipes; Nesting behavior; Oil bee; Provisioning behavior; Solitary bee; Sum of temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEE; DICOTYLEDON; EMERGENCE; FLOWER VISITING; HOST PLANT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

APOIDEA; LYSIMACHIA; LYSIMACHIA PUNCTATA; MACROPIS FULVIPES;

EID: 80054708657     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0010-3     Document Type: Article

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