Just spines—mechanical defense of malvaceous pollen against collection by corbiculate bees

2014/08/07 by Klaus Lunau, Vanessa Piorek, Oliver Krohn +1 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Plant Reproductive Biology #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1007/s13592-014-0310-5

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Citations

• Pollen morphology and its effect on pollenl collection by honey bees,Apis MelliferaL. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with special Reference to Upland Cotton,Gossypium HirsutumL. (Malvaceae)
• Structural, Behavioral, and Physiological Adaptations of Bees (Apoidea) for Collecting Pollen

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