Land-use stress alters cuticular chemical surface profile and morphology in the bumble bee Bombus lapidarius.

Pollinators and other insects are currently undergoing a massive decline. Several stressors are thought to be of importance in this decline, with those having close relationships to agricultural management and practice seemingly playing key roles. In the present study, we sampled Bombus lapidarius L...

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Main Authors: Florian Straub, Jonas Kuppler, Martin Fellendorf, Miriam Teuscher, Juliane Vogt, Manfred Ayasse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268474