- The term
polylecty or
generalist is used in
pollination ecology to
refer to bees that
collect pollen from a
range of
unrelated plants.
Honey bees exemplify...
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morphological diversity,
diverse foraging strategies,
generalist foraging habits (
polylecty), and
flower constancy during foraging trips. Nest
densities and colony...
- D.; Eardley, C.D.; Timmermann, K.; Danforth, B.N. (2010). "Unexpected
polylecty in the bee
genus Meganomia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea; Melittidae)". Journal...
- that this is
because they are oligoleges,
whereas other bees
express polylecty (diverse host-plant preferences)
allowing them to
increase their diversification...
- will also use her
metasoma to
block the entrance. X.
nasalis displays polylecty and a
broad host
plant range when
foraging for pollen. X.
nasalis is known...
- plants.
Certain life
history traits of bees are
actually known to
predict polylecty,
including social lifestyles, long
windows of
adult activity, and producing...
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family Apidae, P.
remota occupies an
intermediate position on the
scale of
polylecty that
covers ten species. Francisco, Flávio; Arias,
Maria (March 2010)...
