Large pollen loads of a South African asclepiad do not interfere with the foraging behaviour or efficiency of pollinating honey bees

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 545-552

  Coombs, G ^a   Dold, A P ^a   Brassine, E I ^a   Peter, C I ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asclepiadoideae; Cynanchum ellipticum; Foraging efficiency; Pollen loads; Pollen transfer efficiency; Pollinaria

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIADOIDEAE; CYNANCHUM; CYNANCHUM ELLIPTICUM; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84863983742     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0932-2     Document Type: Article

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