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A method for estimating the age of bees: Age-dependent wing wear and coloration in the Wool-Carder beeAnthidium manicatum (hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

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Mueller, U.G., Wolf-Mueller, B. A method for estimating the age of bees: Age-dependent wing wear and coloration in the Wool-Carder beeAnthidium manicatum (hymenoptera: Megachilidae). J Insect Behav 6, 529–537 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01049530

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