Pollen specialization by solitary bees in an urban landscape

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-147

  MacIvor, J S ^a   Cabral, J M ^a   Packer, L ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Osmia; Pollen nutritional content; Trap nests; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BETULA; OSMIA; QUERCUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84897621728     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0321-4     Document Type: Article

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