Early-phase colonization by introduced sculptured resin bee (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae,&nbsp;Megachile sculpturalis) revealed by local floral resource variability

Jovana Bila Dubaić; Milan Plećaš; Jovana Raičević; Julia Lanner; Aleksandar Ćetković

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e80975

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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e80975 (21 Jan 2022)

Published in: NeoBiota https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.73.80343

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e80975

First posted 21 Jan 2022

Authors

Jovana Bila Dubaić

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Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

https://srbee.bio.bg.ac.rs/srbee

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Milan Plećaš

Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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Jovana Raičević

Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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Julia Lanner

Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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Aleksandar Ćetković

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia

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Author contributions

AĆ conceived the survey concept, JBD and MP contributed to survey methodology. All authors except JL contributed equally to collection of field data. MP performed statistical analysis and JBD provided geospatial visualization. JBD and AĆ wrote the initial draft of the manuscript, JR and MP assisted with editing the draft and finalizing the manuscript. After receiving revision of the manuscript, JL critically contributed during the rewriting process. All authors gave final approval for the publication.

Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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