Pollen nutrients better explain bumblebee colony development than pollen diversity
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DOI: 10.1111/icad.12213
Abstract: Bumblebees are valuable pollinators of numerous wild and cultivated plants. They can forage on variable pollen resources. As some pollen species lack particular nutrients or have global low nutritional quality, it has been suggested that… read more here.
Keywords: bumblebee colony; colony development; pollen diet; pollen ... See more keywords