Polymorphism in Some Nearctic Halictine Bees
- 27 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3726) , 1262-1263
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3726.1262
Abstract
Average difference in size between queens and workers of four social Halictinae common to southern Ontario ranges from 6 percent in Augochlorella striata (Prov.) to 15 percent in Evylaeus cinctipes (Prov.). Spring larvae receive. provisions averaging 33.9 milligrams and become small workers; summer larvae consume on average 61.7 milligrams and develop into large queens and males.Keywords
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- Biochemical Polymorphism in AntsScience, 1965