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Nectar vs. pollen loading affects the tradeoff between flight stability and maneuverability in bumblebees

Bumblebee foragers spend a significant portion of their lives transporting nectar and pollen, often carrying loads equivalent to more than half their body mass. Whereas nectar is stored in the abdomen near the bee’s center of mass, pollen is carried on the hind legs, farther from the center of mass....

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Publicat a:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Autors principals: Mountcastle, Andrew M., Ravi, Sridhar, Combes, Stacey A.
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: National Academy of Sciences 2015
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547240/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240364
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1506126112
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