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Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees
Somme, L.; Vanderplanck, Maryse; Michez, D. et al.
2015In Apidologie, 46 (1), p. 92-106
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Keywords :
Bistorta; Bombus (genus); Cirsium palustre; Comarum palustre; Persicaria; Trifolium pratense; Valeriana
Abstract :
[en] To investigate whether floral resource quality impacts on bumble bee floral choices, we determined the pollen foraging constancy and floral choices of four bumble bee species commonly occurring in peaty, wet meadows in South Belgium. We subsequently analyzed the chemical contents of pollen and nectar, as well as the nectar production of the major host plant species. Individuals of B. lapidarius and B. pascuorum collected high-quality pollen (i.e., having high essential amino acid and phytosterol content) on Comarum palustre and Trifolium pratense, whereas individuals of B. terrestris s.l. and B. hypnorum enlarged their diet breadth to less valuable pollen resources (Cirsium palustre and Valeriana repens). Since Persicaria bistorta and Comarum palustre offer abundant and concentrated nectar, these plant species might represent major nectar sources for bumble bee species in peaty, wet meadows. The present study demonstrated the role of pollen composition on differences in foraging strategies among bumble bee species. © 2014, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Entomology & pest control
Author, co-author :
Somme, L.;  Earth and Life Institute – Research group Genetics, Reproduction, Populations, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Croix-du-Sud 2, Box L7.05.14, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Vanderplanck, Maryse ;  University of Mons > Research Institute for Biosciences > Laboratory of Zoology
Michez, D.;  Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons - UMONS, Place du Parc 20, Mons, Belgium
Lombaerde, I.;  Earth and Life Institute – Research group Genetics, Reproduction, Populations, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Croix-du-Sud 2, Box L7.05.14, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Moerman, R.;  Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons - UMONS, Place du Parc 20, Mons, Belgium, Evolutionary Biology & Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, Brussels, Belgium
Wathelet, Bernard ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie biologique industrielle
Wattiez, R.;  Department of Proteomic and Protein Biochemistry, University of Mons - UMONS, Place du parc 20, Mons, Belgium
Lognay, Georges ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Analyse, qual. et risques - Labo. de Chimie analytique
Jacquemart, A.-L.;  Earth and Life Institute – Research group Genetics, Reproduction, Populations, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Croix-du-Sud 2, Box L7.05.14, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
Apidologie
ISSN :
0044-8435
eISSN :
1297-9678
Publisher :
Springer-Verlag France
Volume :
46
Issue :
1
Pages :
92-106
Peer reviewed :
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