Movers and shakers: Bumble bee foraging behavior shapes the dispersal of microbes among and within flowers
Abstract Dispersal is central to the ecology and evolution of spatially structured communities. While flower microbial communities are spatially structured among floral organs, how dispersal vectors distribute microbes among floral organs is unknown. Pollinators are recognized as key microbial vecto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2714 |