Claim · #6492512
Nomada spp. · parasitism · Andrena spp.
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“cephalic secretions of males are chemically similar to Dufour's gland volatiles”
- Authors
- Michener C.D.
- Year
- 2007
- Publication
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Page
- 35
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nomada spp. are well-documented cleptoparasites of Andrena; chemical mimicry of Dufour's gland secretions via male cephalic glands is established in the literature (Tengö & Bergström work).”
- entomologist · plausible
“Nomada (Apidae: Nomadinae) are well-documented cleptoparasites of Andrena; chemical mimicry of Dufour's gland volatiles via male cephalic secretions is supported by published literature (e.g., Tengo & Bergström 1977).”
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