Comparisons of pollen removal and deposition by honey bees and bumblebees visiting apple

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 103-107

  Goodell, Karen ^a   Thomson, James D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0000322171     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Harder, L. D. and Thomson, J. D.,1989, Evolutionary options for maximizing pollen dispersal of animal-pollinated plants. Amer. Natur. 133: 323-344.
2. McGregor, S. E., 1976, Insect pollination of cultivated crop plants, Agricultural handbook no. 496. Agricultural Research Service. USDA, Washington , D. C.
3. Thomson, J. D. and Thomson, B. A., 1992, Pollen presentation and viability schedules in animal-pollinated plants: consequences for reproductive success, pp 1-24 In R. Wyatt, ed. Ecology and Evolution of Plant Reproduction: New Approaches. Chapman and Hall. New York.
4. Wilson, P. and Thomson, J. D., 1991, Heterogeneity among floral visitors leads to discordance between removal and deposition of pollen. Ecology 72: 1503-1507.