Nocturnal Bees Feed on Diurnal Leftovers and Pay the Price of Day – Night Lifestyle Transition

Bees exemplify flights under bright sunlight. A few species across bee families have evolved nocturnality, displaying remarkable adaptations to overcome limitations of their daylight-suited apposition eyes. Phase inversion to nocturnality in a minority of bees that co-exist with diurnal bees provide...

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Main Authors: Hema Somanathan, Shivani Krishna, Elsa M. Jos, Vishwas Gowda, Almut Kelber, Renee M. Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.566964/full