Effects of experimental plant density reductions on plant choice and foraging behaviour of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-46

  Pettersson, M W ^a   Sjodin, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy budget; Geitonogamy; Optimal foraging; Plant attractiveness; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033728513     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647100750014402     Document Type: Article

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