Shining a light on species coexistence: visual traits drive bumblebee communities
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2548
Abstract: Local coexistence of bees has been explained by flower resource partitioning, but coexisting bumblebee species often have strongly overlapping diets. We investigated if light microhabitat niche separation, underpinned by visual traits, could serve as an… read more here.
Keywords: visual traits; bumblebee species; species coexistence; bumblebee communities ... See more keywords