MORPHOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS AND NECTAR ROBBING IN THREE ANDEAN BUMBLE BEE SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE, BOMBINI)

<div>We report differences in foraging behavior of three Andean bumblebee species on</div><div>flowers of Digitalis purpurea (Scrophulariaceae). Bombus atratus was a potential</div><div>pollinator while B. hortulanus and B. rubicundus collected nectar by robbing through...

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Main Authors: RIVEROS ANDRE J., HERNÁNDEZ EDGAR J., NATES-PARRA GUIOMAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2006-06-01
Series:Caldasia
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/39273