Tiny Bees Play Big Part in Secret Sex Lives of Trees (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Tiny Bees Play Big Part in Secret Sex Lives of Trees

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A stingless bee visits a Miconia tree near Soberania National Park, Panama. Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin spent nearly four years mapping trees, bees, and pollen to reveal how different pollinators aid in the sexual reproduction of trees in one of the most detailed pollinator-mediated paternity tests in wild plants.

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Antonio Castilla, The University of Texas at Austin

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