Interspecific Variation in Bumblebee Performance on Pollen Diet: New Insights for Mitigation Strategies.

Bumblebees (i.e. Bombus genus) are major pollinators of flowering wild plants and crops. Although many species are currently in decline, a number of them remain stable or are even expanding. One factor potentially driving changes in bumblebee distribution is the suitability of plant communities. Act...

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Main Authors: Romain Moerman, Nathalie Roger, Roland De Jonghe, Denis Michez, Maryse Vanderplanck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5179047?pdf=render