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The effect of proboscis and corolla tube lengths on patterns and rates of flower visitation by bumblebees

Authors: Inouye, D. W.ORCID
Year: 1980
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 45, pp. 197-201
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00346460
Keywords: ENTOMOLOGY, FORAGING, PLANT MORPHOLOGY, POLLINATION BIOLOGY, RMBL

Abstract

The results indicate significant correlations between proboscis length and time spent by bees on flowers, and suggest that bumblebees of short probosc is length prefer and are more efficient on short corolla tubes.

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