Specialization on pollen or nectar in bumblebee foragers is not associated with ovary size, lipid reserves or sensory tuning

Foraging specialization allows social insects to more efficiently exploit resources in their environment. Recent research on honeybees suggests that specialization on pollen or nectar among foragers is linked to reproductive physiology and sensory tuning (the Reproductive Ground-Plan Hypothesis; RGP...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:PeerJ
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Adam R. Smith, Peter Graystock, William O.H. Hughes
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: PeerJ Inc. 2016-10-01
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://peerj.com/articles/2599.pdf