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Cariveau allometric conversion (Apidae)
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Description
Field capture of wild bumblebees followed by temporary immobilization through cold-induced chill coma to enable precise measurement of tongue length and body size. Individuals are released unharmed after measurement.
Typical Equipment
- insect net
- labeled vials
- cooler
- digital caliper
- tweezer
Output Measurements
- tongue length
- intertegular distance
Papers Using This Protocol (9)
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Different aspects of dominance are not equivalent when testing for trade-offs in ant communities
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How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?
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Life-history traits predict responses of wild bees to climate variation
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Observing pollinator trait variation in relation to niche breadth in seasons of high and low precipitation
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Across Caste Variation of Proboscis Length and Within Caste Phenotype Matching of Subalpine Bumble Bees (<i>Bombus spp.</i>)
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Foraging strategy predicts foraging economy in a facultative secondary nectar robber
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Bumblebee foraging on vertical inflorescences: optimal or not?
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The relationship between the distribution of worker sizes and new worker production in the ant Formica neorufibarbis
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