Pollen nutritional content and digestibility for animals

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 222, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 187-209

  Roulston, T'ai H ^a   Cane, James H ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Nutrition; Palynology; Pollen chemistry; Pollen digestion; Pollination syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0033924212     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984102     Document Type: Article

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