Extensive loss of forage diversity in social bees owing to flower constancy in simulated environments
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1036
Abstract: Many bees visit just one flower species during a foraging trip, i.e. they show flower constancy. Flower constancy is important for plant reproduction but it could lead to an unbalanced diet, especially in biodiversity-depleted landscapes.… read more here.
Keywords: forage diversity; flower constancy; constancy;