The lunar periodicity of Sphecodogastra texana, a nocturnal bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)☆
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Contribution number 1329 from the Department of Entomology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
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This study was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation to The University of Kansas to promote undergraduate research participation and by National Science Foundation Grant GB 3151 (C. D. Michener).