Errors in the Sex of Eggs Laid By the Solitary Bee Osmia r uFa (Megachilidae)
- 1 January 1979
- Vol. 70 (1-2) , 168-171
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156853979x00043
Abstract
From calculations based on cell lengths and the locations of cells in nests it was estimated that failures in fertilization of eggs of the solitary bee Osmia rufa resulted in 6% more adult males in the population. After adjustment the sex ratio was almost exactly par.Keywords
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