The collection of pollen by bees

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 222, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 211-223

  Thorp, Robbin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Pollen collection; Pollen grooming; Pollen removal; Pollen transport

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA;

EID: 0033923124     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984103     Document Type: Article

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