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How does pollen chemistry impact development and feeding behaviour of polylectic bees?
Published in PloS one (21-01-2014)“…Larvae and imagos of bees rely exclusively on floral rewards as a food source but host-plant range can vary greatly among bee species. While oligolectic…”
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Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees
Published in Apidologie (01-01-2015)“…To investigate whether floral resource quality impacts on bumble bee floral choices, we determined the pollen foraging constancy and floral choices of four…”
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Interspecific Variation in Bumblebee Performance on Pollen Diet: New Insights for Mitigation Strategies
Published in PloS one (22-12-2016)“…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…”
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Bumble bee parasite prevalence but not genetic diversity impacted by the invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera
Published in Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) (01-07-2019)“…While many bee species are experiencing population declines, some host plant generalist bees remain common in Europe, partly because they seem able to shift to…”
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Bumblebees depend on ericaceous species to survive in temperate heathlands
Published in Insect conservation and diversity (01-01-2017)“…Bumblebees are the predominant wild pollinators for many plant species in temperate regions. A bumblebee colony requires pollen and nectar throughout its…”
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Pollen nutrients better explain bumblebee colony development than pollen diversity
Published in Insect conservation and diversity (01-03-2017)“…Bumblebees are valuable pollinators of numerous wild and cultivated plants. They can forage on variable pollen resources. As some pollen species lack…”
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Growth Rate of Bumblebee Larvae is Related to Pollen Amino Acids
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-02-2016)“…The use of Bombus terrestris L. commercial colonies for outdoor and greenhouse crop pollination is currently widespread. Colony breeding includes bumblebee…”
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Impact of pollen resources drift on common bumblebees in NW Europe
Published in Global change biology (01-01-2017)“…Several bee species are experiencing significant population declines. As bees exclusively rely on pollen for development and survival, such declines could be…”
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How Does Pollen Chemistry Impact Development and Feeding Behaviour of Polylectic Bees?: e86209
Published in PloS one (01-01-2014)“…Larvae and imagos of bees rely exclusively on floral rewards as a food source but host-plant range can vary greatly among bee species. While oligolectic…”
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