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Australian native bees

  • Anne Dollin
  • , Katja Hogendoorn
  • , Danielle Lloyd-Prichard
  • , Tim Heard
  • , Saul Cunningham
  • , Romina Rader
  • , Manu Saunders
  • , Tanya Latty
  • , Caragh Threlfall
  • , Tobias J Smith
  • , Megan Halcroft

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Abstract

Bees are a group of insects closely related to wasps. The first bee evolved from its wasp ancestor about 120 million years ago, when it started using the pollen of plants as a food source for its young. At about the same rime in the evolution of life on our planet, the flowering plants were becoming very common. A great mutualism formed: the flowering plants provided food for bees, and, in return, bees moved pollen from one plant to another (pollination). Over the next 120 million years, the flowering plants flourished into the huge diversity we see today and the bees evolved into a diverse, common and important group of insects.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationPaterson, Australia
PublisherNSW Government, Department of Primary Industries
Number of pages174
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781742569567
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameAgGuide: a practical handbook

Keywords

  • Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology)

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