Bumblebee pollen collection is a costly affair
Pollen is an essential nutrient used by bees to rear their larvae and, minimally, for adult nutrition [1 ].Across bee species, females have evolved several different methods for collecting pollen, typically using movements of their fore, mid
Authors
- Meredith G. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-088X)
- Jonathan G. Pattrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-5500)
- Stephen L. Buchmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-0013)
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- North Dakota State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
- Published
- 2026-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.0973
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Engineer Research and Development Center