Bumblebees negotiate a trade-off between nectar quality and floral biomechanics

How and why pollinators choose which flowers to visit are fundamental, multifaceted questions in pollination biology, yet most studies of floral traits measure simple relative preferences. Here, we used vertically and horizontally oriented slippery-surfaced artificial flowers to test whether bumbleb...

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Main Authors: Pattrick, J, Symington, HA, Federle, W, Glover, BJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2023