Carpenter bee thorax vibration and force generation inform pollen release mechanisms during floral buzzing
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DOI: 10.1101/2021.09.28.462062
Abstract: Approximately 10% of flowering plant species conceal their pollen within tube-like poricidal anthers. Bees extract pollen from poricidal anthers via floral buzzing, a behavior during which they apply cyclic forces by biting the anther and… read more here.
Keywords: buzzing; pollen; mechanisms floral; vibration ... See more keywords