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BEES "BETRAY' THEIR FLOWERS WHEN POLLINATOR SPECIES DECLINE, STUDY SHOWS

By: Carol Clark
Date: July 23, 2013
pollinator declineinterspecific competitionCrested ButteRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryRocky MountainsColoradoDelphiniumBombusApis mellifera

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The following information was released by the University of California - Santa Cruz: By Carol Clark , Emory University Remove even one bumblebee species from an ecosystem and the impact is swift and clear: Their floral sweethearts produce significantly fewer seeds, a new study finds. The study by Be