Flower Size Preferences of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Foraging on Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Noland H.
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-06T20:01:41Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2004-01
dc.description.abstractFor pollinators to exert selection on floral traits, they must be able to detect and respond to differences in floral morphologies. I examined foraging preferences by the bee Apis mellifera (Apidae) visiting naturally occurring flowers of Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae). The results indicate that A. mellifera preferentially selects larger M. guttatus flowers in their foraging bouts. Since differences in flower size in M. guttatus have previously been shown to have a significant heritable component, I suggest that A. mellifera has the potential to be an important selective force in the floral morphology of M. guttatus.
dc.description.departmentBiology
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dc.format.extent6 pages
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dc.identifier.citationMartin, N. H. (2004). Flower size preferences of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae). Evolutionary Ecology Research, 6, pp. 777-782.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/2557
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEvolutionary Ecology
dc.rights.holder© 2004 Noland H. Martin
dc.sourceEvolutionary Ecology Research, 2004, Vol. 6, pp. 777-782.
dc.subjectApis mellifera
dc.subjectflower size
dc.subjectmimulus guttatus
dc.subjectpollination biology
dc.subjectpollinator choice
dc.subjecthoneybee
dc.subjectmonkeyflower
dc.subjectnatural selection
dc.subjectevolution
dc.subjectBiology
dc.titleFlower Size Preferences of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Foraging on Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)
dc.typeArticle

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