Research Article
Flower Constancy in the Generalist Pollinator Ceratina flavipes (Hymenoptera: Apidae): An Evaluation by Pollen Analysis
Table 1
Composition of pollen grains ( = 200) randomly chosen from each of 84 pollen loads and 253 pollen balls.
| Level of pollen load | | The number of flowering | Percentage of pollen grains of the most dominated plant species within | | species/pollen load | random 200 pollen grains | N | Range | Mean S.D. | 100% | 100 80% | 80 50% | 50 0% |
| Pollen loaf | 84 | 1–7 | 3.24 1.27 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 3 | Pollen ball | 253 | 1–5 | 2.02 0.91 | 94 | 133 | 25 | 1 | Nest | 69 | 1–6 | 3.12 ± 1.47 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 1 |
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