Petals and leaves: quantifying the use of nest building materials by the world's most valuable solitary bee

Ecology. 2022 Feb;103(2):e03584. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3584. Epub 2021 Nov 28.

Authors

Jacob M Cecala¹, Erin E Wilson Rankin¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA.

PMID: 34767257
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3584

No abstract available

Keywords: Medicago sativa; Megachile rotundata; Megachilidae; alfalfa leafcutting bee; behavior; reproduction.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bees
Construction Materials
Nesting Behavior*
Plant Leaves
Pollination*

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