dc.contributor.author |
Wei, Jiangkun
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dc.contributor.author |
Rico-Guevara, Alejandro
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dc.contributor.author |
Nicolson, Sue W.
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dc.contributor.author |
Brau, Fabian
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dc.contributor.author |
Damman, Pascal
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dc.contributor.author |
Gorb, Stanislav N.
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dc.contributor.author |
Wu, Zhigang
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dc.contributor.author |
Wu, Jianing
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-10-02T06:05:28Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-10-02T06:05:28Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-07-17 |
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dc.description |
DATA, MATERIALS, AND SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY : All study data are included in
the article and/or supporting information. The data will be accessible upon
publication. |
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dc.description.abstract |
The feeding mechanisms of animals constrain the spectrum of resources that they can
exploit profitably. For floral nectar eaters, both corolla depth and nectar properties
have marked influence on foraging choices. We report the multiple strategies used by
honey bees to efficiently extract nectar at the range of sugar concentrations and corolla
depths they face in nature. Honey bees can collect nectar by dipping their hairy tongues
or capillary loading when lapping it, or they can attach the tongue to the wall of long
corollas and directly suck the nectar along the tongue sides. The honey bee feeding apparatus
is unveiled as a multifunctional tool that can switch between lapping and sucking
nectar according to the instantaneous ingesting efficiency, which is determined by the
interplay of nectar–mouth distance and sugar concentration. These versatile feeding
mechanisms allow honey bees to extract nectar efficiently from a wider range of floral
resources than previously appreciated and endow them with remarkable adaptability to
diverse foraging environments. |
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dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
en_US |
dc.description.librarian |
am2024 |
en_US |
dc.description.sdg |
SDG-15:Life on land |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, the Walt Halperin Endowed Professorship, the Washington Research Foundation and The F.R.S.-FNRS research grant. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.pnas.org/ |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Wei, J., Rico-Guevara, A., Nicolson, S.W. et al. 2023, 'Honey bees switch mechanisms to drink deep nectar efficiently', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120, no. 30, art. 230543612, pp. 1-9.
https://DOI.org/10.1073/pnas.2305436120. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0027-8424 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1091-6490 (online) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
10.1073/pnas.2305436120 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98428 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
National Academy of Sciences |
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dc.rights |
© 2023 the Author(s).
This article is distributed under Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-
NoDerivatives
License 4.0
(CC BY-NC-ND). |
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dc.subject |
Insect mouthparts |
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dc.subject |
Feeding strategies |
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dc.subject |
Plant–pollinator interactions |
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dc.subject |
Fluid mechanics |
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dc.subject |
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
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dc.subject |
SDG-15: Life on land |
en_US |
dc.title |
Honey bees switch mechanisms to drink deep nectar efficiently |
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dc.type |
Article |
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