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Reciprocal egg-transfer experiment for bee larval survival (Megachilidae)

Subcategory: controlled manipulation
Standard reference: Abrams and Eickwort (1980)
Papers: 7 | Mentions: 10

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Description

Laboratory experiment transferring bee eggs between different pollen provision types to test effects on larval survival. Eggs moved between Taraxacum and native Asteraceae provisions in a balanced reciprocal design with controlled rearing conditions.

Typical Equipment

  • scalpel
  • microsurgical instruments
  • metal spatula
  • wood blocks
  • growth chamber

Output Measurements

  • larval survival rates
  • development success
  • pupation success

Papers Using This Protocol (7)

article

Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

2025Oikosusing
article

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

2021Oecologiausing
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Two-year bee or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee

2019American Naturalistintroducing
article

Asteraceae pollen provisions protect <i>Osmia</i> mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from brood parasitism

2016American Naturalistintroducing
student_paper

Asteraceae pollen specialization affects vulnerability to brood parasitism in mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).

2014introducing
article

Nectar sugar limits larval growth of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2009Environmental Entomologyintroducing
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Solitary behavior in a high-altitude population of the social sweat bee <i></i>Halictus rubicundus<i></i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

1996Behav Ecol Sociobiolusing