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Floral Traits Predict Frequency of Defecation on Flowers by Foraging Bumble Bees

Flowers may become inoculated with pathogens that can infect bees and other critical pollinators, but the mechanisms of inoculation remain unclear. During foraging, bees may regurgitate or defecate directly onto flower parts, which could inoculate flowers with pollinator pathogens and lead to subseq...

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Published in:J Insect Sci
Main Authors: Bodden, Jonah M, Hazlehurst, Jenny A, Wilson Rankin, Erin E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937503/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31557288
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez091
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