Narrow flower specialization in two European bee species of the genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 631-635

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Kuhlmann, Michael ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Boraginaceae; Colletes; Colletidae; Cynoglottis; Distribution; Flower specialization; Monolectic; Morphological adaptation; Oligolectic; Pollen collection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEE; FLORAL TRAIT; HOST SPECIFICITY; POLLEN;

APOIDEA; AVES; BORAGINACEAE; COLLETES; COLLETES ANCHUSAE; COLLETES WOLFI; COLLETIDAE; COROLLA; CYNOGLOTTIS; CYNOGLOTTIS BARRELIERI; CYNOGLOTTIS CHETIKIANA; HYMENOPTERA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0942291453     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.093     Document Type: Article

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