Open-cell parasitism shapes maternal investment patterns in the Red Mason bee Osmia rufa
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Female choice in the red mason bee, Osmia rufa (L.) (Megachilidae).
Females are often thought to use several cues and more than one modality in selection of a mate, possibly because they offer complementary information on a mate's suitability. In the red mason bee, Osmia rufa, we investigated the criteria a female uses to choose a mating partner. We hypothesized that the female uses male thorax vibrations and size as signs of male viability and male odor for ki...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1465-7279,1045-2249
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl017