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ArticlePeerJ2021

Adult body size measurement redundancies in

Lindsie M McCabe, Natalie K Boyle, Morgan B Scalici, Theresa L Pitts-Singer

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lindsie M McCabeUSDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Logan, UT, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9815-0581
Natalie K BoyleUSDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Logan, UT, United States.
Morgan B ScaliciBiology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States.
Theresa L Pitts-SingerUSDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Logan, UT, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metrics to assess relative adult bee body size have included both mass and morphometrics, but these metrics may not equally or reliably estimate body size for all bee species and in all situations, due to bee age, diet, and/or environment. Understanding the relationships between different metrics and possible redundancies in the information they afford is important but not always known. Body size measurements provide valuable data for interpreting research outcomes for managed solitary bees, including

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Body sizeDry weightFresh weightHead capsule widthIntertegular distanceSolitary bee

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PMID34760367
PMCPMC8570157

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