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nesting aggregation — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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nesting aggregation

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on nesting aggregation with 46 nodes and 138 connections. Top connected: Bombus, Ligusticum porteri, Bombus terrestris, Spruce, Asteraceae.

Definition

Multiple individuals of solitary nesting species choosing to nest in close proximity to one another

Related Terms (3)

aggregationegg cluster sizeECS

Publications (2)

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia spp.</i>)

2018Ecological Entemologycentral

Development to diapause in a population of <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i> (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

Related Concepts (7)

density dependence

process1 shared paper

winter survival

process1 shared paper

juvenile fitness

concept1 shared paper

microclimate heterogeneity

phenomenon1 shared paper

nesting traits

framework1 shared paper

brood parasitism

process1 shared paper

optimal cluster size hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Lonicera involucrata

Caprifoliaceae1 paper

Populus

Salicaceae1 paper

Lepidoptera

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae1 paper

Yellow warbler

Bombus

Osmia

Megachilidae1 paper

Megachile

Megachilidae1 paper

Spruce