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Bee species perform differently between sexes of a gynodioecious globose cactus

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Martínez-Peralta C., Palma-Bahena A., Arroyo-Cosultchi G., Fierros-López H. E., Bee species perform differently between sexes of a gynodioecious globose cactus, Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2024, 18(5):1111-1122, doi: 10.1007/s11829-024-10101-5

An analysis of recordings of bees visiting female and hermaphroditic flowers of Coryphantha elephantidens. It compares visit frequency and duration, and insect contact with the stigma and anthers. It discusses the behaviour of native bees and the honeybee, and the potential significance of visits for pollen transfer.

Physiology and anatomyDistributionCoryphantha

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