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progressive feeding
progressive feeding The provision of larval food by female wasps and bees at regular intervals throughout the period of larval growth. It is practised by all the social vespid wasps and the honey-bees (Apis species). It is uncommon in solitary (non-social) species, though it is found in some sphecid and nyssonid wasps.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-progressivefeeding.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-progressivefeeding.html |
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progressive feeding
progressive feeding The provision of larval food by female wasps and bees at regular intervals throughout the period of larval growth. It is practised by all the social vespid wasps and the honey-bees (Apis species). It is uncommon in solitary (non-social) species, though it is found in some sphecid and nyssonid wasps.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-progressivefeeding.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "progressive feeding." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-progressivefeeding.html |
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