Ambient temperature influences Australian native stingless bee (Trigona carbonaria) preference for warm nectar

Melanie Norgate; S Boyd-Gerny; Vera Simonov; Marcello Rosa; T Heard; Adrian Dyer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012000

Ambient temperature influences Australian native stingless bee (Trigona carbonaria) preference for warm nectar

Melanie Norgate, S Boyd-Gerny, Vera Simonov, Marcello Rosa, T Heard, Adrian Dyer

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Abstract

The interaction between flowers and insect pollinators is an important aspect of the reproductive mechanisms of many plant species. Several laboratory and field studies indicate that raising flower temperature above ambient can be an advantage in attracting pollinators. Here we demonstrate that this preference for warmer flowers is, in fact, context-dependent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1 - 8
Number of pages	8
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012000
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Ambient temperature influences Australian native stingless bee (Trigona carbonaria) preference for warm nectar

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