Interaction between oil-collecting bees and seven species of Plantaginaceae

Flora1.90
Volume: 208, Issue: 7, Pages: 401 - 411
Published: Jul 1, 2013
Abstract
null null Oil-bee/oil-flower mutualism evolved through multiple gains and losses of the ability to produce floral oil in plants and to collect it in bees. Around 2000 plant species are known to produce floral oils that are collected by roughly 450 bee species, which use them for the construction of nests and for the larval food. The Plantaginaceae contain several Neotropical species that produce floral oils, the main reward offered by these...
Paper Details
Title
Interaction between oil-collecting bees and seven species of Plantaginaceae
Published Date
Jul 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
208
Issue
7
Pages
401 - 411
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