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Exotic species often confer fitness effects on existing species through the alteration of the native landscape. Anthidium manicatum, commonly known as the European wool carder bee, is a nonnative species introduced to North America in the 1960s that has been documented to alter the foraging patterns of native bumblebees. This study looked at the fitness effects of A. manicatum on a native bumblebee, ... read moreBombus impatiens, using bumblebee hive weight change and individual bee count, weight, and measurements as a proxy for fitness. No correlation was found between the weight change in experimental and control conditions (Student’s t-Test, p > .10) but continuation of the experiment in the form of individual bee count, weight, and size analysis must be conducted before conclusions are drawn. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the grant requirement of the Tufts Summer Scholars Program.read less
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