Honeybees Collecting Latex From Breadfruit ( <i>Artocarpus altilis</i> ) in Puerto Rico Reveal a Novel Interaction With Broad Eco‐Evolutionary Implications

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Authors

Luis Y. Santiago‐Rosario · Universidad Mayor

Juan A. Santiago‐Rosario · InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico

Emilie C. Snell‐Rood · University of Minnesota

Abstract

We document honeybees collecting latex from breadfruit in Puerto Rico, a rare interaction that reveals how plant chemical diversity can shape bee foraging behavior, plant-insect dynamics, and evolutionary trajectories highlighting the role of nonnative species in driving eco-evolutionary change in tropical ecosystems.

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Plant and animal studies Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Publication Details

Published in: Ecology and Evolution

Volume 15, Issue 12, pp. e72647-e72647

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72647

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Honeybees Collecting Latex From Breadfruit ( <i>Artocarpus altilis</i> ) in Puerto Rico Reveal a Novel Interaction With Broad Eco‐Evolutionary Implications

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