Long tongues and loose niches: Evolution of euglossine bees and their nectar flowers

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 664-669

  Borrell, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apidae; Calathea; Costus; Euglossini; Foraging; Orchid bees; Pollination; Specialization

Indexed keywords

BEE; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; POLLINATION;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; CALATHEA; COSTUS; DIMEROCOSTUS; EUGLOSSINI; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 31344442785     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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