SPECIALIZED BEES FAIL TO DEVELOP ON NON-
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Praz, Christophe J.; Müller, Andreas; Dorn, Silvia
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Article
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2008
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Ecological Society of America
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English
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Bees require large amounts of pollen for their own reproduction. While several morphological flower traits are known to have evolved to protect plants against excessive pollen harvesting by bees, little is known on how selection to minimize pollen loss acts on the chemical composition of pollen. In