Alien Bumble Bee Affects Native Plant Reproduction Through Interactions With Native Bumble Bees

The invasive alien bumble bee Bombus terrestris may hinder the reproduction of native plants that have established specialized pollination systems with native bumble bees. To test this hypothesis, we examined the visitation frequency and behavior of native and alien bumble bee species and resultant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2008-11, Vol.89 (11), p.3082-3092
Hauptverfasser:	Dohzono, Ikumi, Kunitake, Yoko Kawate, Yokoyama, Jun, Goka, Koichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Bees Biological and medical sciences Bombus Bombus ardens Bombus hypocrita Bombus terrestris Botany Bumblebees Corydalis Corydalis ambigua cross pollination Ecology Flowers Flowers & plants forbs fruit set Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Honey bees indigenous species Inflorescences Invasive species mutualism Native species Nectar nectar robbing Nonnative species open pollination Plant reproduction Plants Pollinating insects Pollination Seed set species differences wild plants
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