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Bees don’t see red, but do see yellow, blue, and UV. Thus, bee-pollinated flowers are mostly yellow or blue with UV nectar guides (landing patterns) to guide the bee. They usually have a delicate, sweet scent, and a small, narrow floral tube to fit the tongue-length of that species of bee.
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biology.clc.uc.edu/Courses/Bio303/coevolution.htm
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Paulownia tomentosa (princess-tree) - bee-pollinated flowers often have a lobe that serves as a landing pad. Anthers often are located at the top of tubular petals, dusting the back of the bee as it enters.
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www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/pages/pollination.htm
www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/pages/pollination.htm
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An example of a bee-pollinated flower is a snapdragon or Penstemon (pictured right). Snapdragon flowers have sturdy, irregular shaped flowers with landing platform. Only bees of the right size and weight can trigger the flower to open.
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www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/bees.shtml
www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/bees.shtml
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Pollination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction. Pollen grains, which contain the male gametes (sperm) to where the female ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination
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Pollination syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pollination syndromes are suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors, which can be abiotic (wind and water) or biotic, such as bird...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination_syndrome
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in special flower glands called nectaries; Nectar concentration matches energy requirements of the pollinator: bird- and bee-pollinated flowers have ...
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www.life.umd.edu/CBMG/faculty/Moctezuma/BSCI124/Lecture...
www.life.umd.edu/CBMG/faculty/Moctezuma/BSCI124/Lectures/PPT/Lec13_Pollination.ppt
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by: Ralph V. Cartar ... CiteULike is a free online bibliography manager. Register and you can start organising your references online. ... View FullText article...
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www.citeulike.org/article/235429
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Bee pollinating flower. Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. ...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7roeuTbuM
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When a bees pollinate flowers when they visit a flower, pollen from that flower sticks to the bee. The bee flys to another flower of the same type and pollen that was stuck to the bee gets brushed onto the pistil of the flower. The flower i...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_bee_pollinate_a_fl...
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