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September 24th, 2015
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Candace Galen
Candace Galen found that two alpine bumblebee species have responded to a decline in flowering due to warming temperatures by evolving shorter tongues.
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Bombus sylvicola
Bombus sylvicola is one of two bumblebee species in the central Rocky Mountains that has responded to a decline in flowering in alpine habitats by evolving a shorter tongue, an adaptation that favors generalist feeding. Credit: Nicole Miller-Struttman Photo:
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