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... nectar . One can also measure the rate of nectar production per flower . This is done by covering a number of flowers ( to prevent animals from removing the nectar ) . After a period of time , a glass micropipette is inserted into the ...
... nectar . One can also measure the rate of nectar production per flower . This is done by covering a number of flowers ( to prevent animals from removing the nectar ) . After a period of time , a glass micropipette is inserted into the ...
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... nectar and pollen encourages the pollinators that can reach the food rewards to be FLOWER - CONSTANT ( i.e. , to visit a series of individuals of the same species ) . In order to locate food - containing plants and to remove pollen and ...
... nectar and pollen encourages the pollinators that can reach the food rewards to be FLOWER - CONSTANT ( i.e. , to visit a series of individuals of the same species ) . In order to locate food - containing plants and to remove pollen and ...
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... nectar [ 743-745 ] . The dances take place on the vertical surface of a comb in the hive of a colony of bees . When a forager bee has found a rich new food source ( a patch of flowers , a watch glass filled with honey ) , it will return ...
... nectar [ 743-745 ] . The dances take place on the vertical surface of a comb in the hive of a colony of bees . When a forager bee has found a rich new food source ( a patch of flowers , a watch glass filled with honey ) , it will return ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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