Inflorescence height affects visitation behavior of bees - A case study of an aquatic plant community in Bolivia

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 466-477

  Gumbert, Andreas ^a   Kunze, Jan ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Aquatic plants; Bees; Bolivia; Flight strata; Foraging; Inflorescence height; Inundated savanna; Pollen loads; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLEN;

BOLIVIA;

ANCYLOSCELIS; ANIMALIA; APIS; APOIDEA; AUGOCHLORELLA; BOMBUS; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; XYLOCOPA;

EID: 0032728047     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00389.x     Document Type: Article

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