ArticleBiology letters2020
Sucking or lapping: facultative feeding mechanisms in honeybees (
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- Upper bill bending as an adaptation for nectar feeding in hummingbirds.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Honey bees switch mechanisms to drink deep nectar efficiently.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Dynamics of stored lipids in fall migratory monarch butterflies (Conservation physiology · 2023Article
- Impact of odorants on perception of sweetness by honey bees.PloS one · 2023Article
- Sweet solutions: nectar chemistry and quality.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Review
- Nectar Feeding by a Honey Bee's Hairy Tongue: Morphology, Dynamics, and Energy-Saving Strategies.Insects · 2021Review
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Abstract
Nectarivorous insects generally adopt suction or lapping to extract nectar from flowers and it is believed that each species exhibits one specific feeding pattern. In recent literature, large groups of nectarivores are classified as either 'suction feeders', imbibing nectar through their proboscis, or 'lappers', using viscous dipping. Honeybees (
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