Floral sonication by bees: Mesosomal vibration by Bombus and Xylocopa, but not Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), ejects pollen from poricidal anthers

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 295-305

  King, Marcus J ^a   Buchmann, Stephen L ^b,c  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Bee Works   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Buzzing; Mode shape; Pollen collection; Sonication; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLEN; VIBRATION;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; ERISTALIS; ERISTALIS TENAX; HYMENOPTERA; SOLANUM; SYRPHIDAE; XYLOCOPA (GENUS); XYLOCOPA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0038026053     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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