Pollen-borne microbes shape bee fitness
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2894
Abstract: Teeming within pollen provisions are diverse communities of symbiotic microbes, which provide a variety of benefits to bees. Microbes themselves may represent a major dietary resource for developing bee larvae. Despite their apparent importance in… read more here.
Keywords: microbes shape; pollen borne; fitness; borne microbes ... See more keywords
Diet Breadth Affects Bacterial Identity but Not Diversity in the Pollen Provisions of Closely Related Polylectic and Oligolectic Bees
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DOI: 10.3390/insects11090645
Abstract: Simple Summary Solitary bees are important pollinators in managed and wild ecosystems. Across the bee phylogeny, bees may forage on a single species of plant, few plant species, or a broad diversity of plants. During… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; diet breadth; breadth affects; bee ... See more keywords