The widespread occurrence of anther destruction by Trigona bees in Melastomataceae.

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Abstract

A complex behavior pattern of pollen robbing by several species of the large tropical bee genus Trigona (Apidae: Meliponinae, tribe Trigonini) is described. These bees probe pollen from the apical pores of tubular Melastomataceae anthers as far as their tongues reach and then cut off the top of the anther to expose more pollen. This is repeated several times.-from Author

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-256
Number of pages6
JournalBiotropica
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

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