Sonication dispensing of pollen from Solanum laciniatum flowers

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-456

  King, M J ^a   Buchmann, S L ^b  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumble bees; buzz pollination; pollen release; pollination; vibration

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM LACINIATUM; APIDAE; BOMBUS; HYMENOPTERA; SOLANACEAE;

BUMBLEBEE; POLLEN RELEASE;

EID: 0030304883     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389937     Document Type: Article

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