Perception, regulation, and fitness effects of pollen phytosterols in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris.
American journal of botany(2023)
Abstract
Since we used both natural concentrations and concentrations higher than those found in pollen, our results indicate that bumble bees may not need to pay specific attention to pollen sterol content beyond a specific threshold. Naturally encountered concentrations might fully support their sterol requirements and higher concentrations do not seem to have negative effects.
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Key words
Bombus terrestris,PER,feeding assay,microcolonies,nutrition,perception,phytosterols,proboscis extension response conditioning
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