Oocyte size, egg index, and body lipid content in relation to body size in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata

Females of solitary, nest-provisioning bees have relatively low fecundity, but produce large eggs as part of their overall strategy of investing substantially in each offspring. In intraspecific comparisons of several species of solitary, nest-provisioning bees and wasps, the size of the mature eggs...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. O’Neill, Casey M. Delphia, Ruth P. O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/314.pdf