Variability in bumblebee pollination buzzes affects the quantity of pollen released from flowers

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 805-816

  de Luca, Paul A ^a,b   Bussière, Luc F ^c   Souto Vilaros, Daniel ^c   Goulson, Dave ^c   Mason, Andrew C ^b   Vallejo Marín, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Buzz pollination; Pollinator mass; Poricidal anthers; Solanum rostratum

Indexed keywords

BEE; DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; VIBRATION; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FLOWERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM ROSTRATUM;

EID: 84878963031     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2535-1     Document Type: Article

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