Big bees do a better job: intraspecific size variation influences pollination effectiveness.
• Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are efficient pollinators of many flowering plants, yet the pollen deposition performance of individual bees has not been investigated. Worker bumblebees exhibit large intraspecific and intra-nest size variation, in contrast with other eusocial bees; and their size influe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Enviroquest Ltd.
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
| Online Access: | https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/301 |