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Seasonal trends in the condition of nesting females of a solitary bee: wing wear, lipid content, and oocyte size

During the nesting season, adult females of the solitary bee Megachile rotundata (F.) face considerable physical and energy demands that could include increasing wear and tear on their bodies and decreasing lipid reserves. Consequently, their reproductive performance may be affected not only by extr...

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Autores principales: O’Neill, Kevin M., Delphia, Casey M., Pitts-Singer, Theresa L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26019995
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.930