The oligolectic bee Osmia brevis sonicates Penstemon flowers for pollen: a newly documented behavior for the Megachilidae

Apidologie

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 678-684

  Cane, James H ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apiformes; buzz pollination; floral sonication; Megachilidae; Penstemon; pollen foraging; porose anthers

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APOIDEA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; PENSTEMON;

EID: 84910126350     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-014-0286-1     Document Type: Article

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