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Consistent pollen nutritional intake drives bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) colony growth and reproduction across different habitats

Foraging behavior is a critical adaptation by insects to obtain appropriate nutrients from the environment for development and fitness. Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) form annual colonies which must rapidly increase their worker populations to support rearing reproductive individuals before the end of th...

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Autores principales: Vaudo, Anthony D., Farrell, Liam M., Patch, Harland M., Grozinger, Christina M., Tooker, John F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29938091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4115