 Male and female bees show large differences in floral preference
"We found that the diets of male and female bees of the same species were often dissimilar as the diets of different species of bees. Furthermore, we demonstrate differences in preference between male and female bees. We show that intraspecific differences in preference can be robustly identified among hundreds of unique species-species interactions, without precisely quantifying resource availability, and despite high phenological turnover of both bees and plant bloom. Given the large differences in both flower use and preferences between male and female bees, ecological sex differences should be integrated into studies of bee demography, plant pollination, and coevolutionary relationships between flowers and insects." Read more here. "Rutgers-led study finds female and male bees oft he same species frequent different flowers" Click here for the press release.   Don't forget to sign up for the Run for the Woods on May 11th in the Rutgers Ecological Preserve. This is a lovely spring run through an old growth forest in 360- acre wooded preserve in Piscataway, NJ. Proceeds benefit the EcoPreserve and fund small grants for the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Association. Registration is only $25, and includes a t-shirt and a shot at winning a Native plant from Pinelands Nursery or a pair of brand new running sneakers from Road Runner Sports!
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