Recognition and avoidance of contaminated flowers by foraging bumblebees (Bombus terrestris).

Bumblebee colonies are founded by a single-mated queen. Due to this life history trait, bumblebees are more susceptible to parasites and diseases than polyandrous and/or polygynous social insects. A greater resistance towards parasites is shown when the genetic variability within a colony is increas...

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Main Authors: Bertrand Fouks, H Michael G Lattorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3200320?pdf=render