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Recognition and Avoidance of Contaminated Flowers by Foraging Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)
Bumblebee colonies are founded by a single-mated queen. Due to this life history trait, bumblebees are more susceptible to parasites and diseases than polyandrous and/or polygynous social insects. A greater resistance towards parasites is shown when the genetic variability within a colony is increas...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039462 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026328 |