Uncovering the significance of the ratio of food K:Na in bee ecology and evolution

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	Uncovering the significance of the ratio of food K:Na in bee ecology and evolution
	Filipiak,Zuzanna M.; Ollerton,Jeff; Filipiak,Michal
	2023
发表期刊	ECOLOGY
ISSN	1939-9170
摘要	Bees provide important ecological services, and many species are threatened globally, yet our knowledge of wild bee ecology and evolution is limited. While evolving from carnivorous ancestors, bees had to develop strategies for coping with limitations imposed on them by a plant-based diet, with nectar providing energy and essential amino acids and pollen as an extraordinary, protein- and lipid-rich food nutritionally similar to animal tissues. Both nectar and pollen display one characteristic common to plants, a high ratio of potassium to sodium (K:Na), potentially leading to bee underdevelopment, health problems, and death. We discuss why and how the ratio of K:Na contributes to bee ecology and evolution and how considering this factor in future studies will provide new knowledge, more accurately depicting the relationship of bees with their environments. Such knowledge is essential for understanding how plants and bees function and interact and is needed to effectively protect wild bees.
关键词	elementome evolution insect interactions ionomics mutualism nutrient cycle plant pollination pollinator potassium sodium POLLEN DIGESTION NECTAR INSECT DIET STOICHIOMETRY DIGESTIBILITY HYMENOPTERA POTASSIUM NUTRITION NUTRIENT
学科领域	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
DOI	10.1002/ecy.4110
收录类别	SCI
WOS记录号	WOS:001011567000001
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/75315
专题	中国科学院昆明植物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Filipiak,Zuzanna M.,Ollerton,Jeff,Filipiak,Michal. Uncovering the significance of the ratio of food K:Na in bee ecology and evolution[J]. ECOLOGY,2023.
APA	Filipiak,Zuzanna M.,Ollerton,Jeff,&Filipiak,Michal.(2023).Uncovering the significance of the ratio of food K:Na in bee ecology and evolution.ECOLOGY.
MLA	Filipiak,Zuzanna M.,et al."Uncovering the significance of the ratio of food K:Na in bee ecology and evolution".ECOLOGY (2023).

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