Floral display size influences subsequent plant choice by bumble bees

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-238

  Ishii, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumble bee; Display size; Flower constancy; Pollen export; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLORA; GEITONOGAMY; HABITAT; NECTAR;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS HYPOCRITA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 33646594998     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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