We describe the nesting biology of Centris (Paracentris) burgdorfi, a solitary bee that nests in sandstone in northeastern Brazil. The nest consists of a shallow tunnel with access to the brood cells. Females of C. burgdorfi made 1–7 brood cells per nest with each cell requiring 2.58 ± 0.40 (X ± SD) days to construct. The average cell-building construction time was longer when compared to other Centris species. Females were larger than males, and this difference was reflected in the size of their respective emergence cells. The temperature within C. burgdorfi nests was lower when compared to ambient temperature. Our study is the first to report the nesting biology of C. burgdorfi. The detailed behavior of the female inside the nest was also described, which is unusual in the study of solitary bee nesting biology.
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Sexual reproductive biology of twelve species of rotifers in the genera: Brachionus , Cephalodella , Collotheca , Epiphanes , Filinia , Lecane, and Trichocerca
- Award ID(s):
- 1257068
- PAR ID:
- 10214807
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1023-6244
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 141 to 163
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation