Abstract
Flowers of Chilopsis linearis dispense nectar into pools and grooves. The bumblebee, Bombus sonorus, extracts pool nectar at a rate seven times faster than groove nectar. The result is the coevolution of a plant-pollinator system in which bees, while foraging efficiently, increase the number of flowers visited per calorie of nectar reward provided by the plant.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 593-596 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 197 |
| Issue number | 4303 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General