A method for analysing small samples of floral pollen for free and protein-bound amino acids
Pollen provides floral visitors with essential nutrients including proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals. As an important nutrient resource for pollinators, including honeybees and bumblebees, pollen quality is of growing interest in assessing available nutrition to foraging bees. To date, quantif...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017
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