POLLEN-POLLINATOR ENERGETICS IN TEMPERATURE AND TROPHICAL FOREST TREES

摘要

The energetic of the pollen transfer are centered on two different areas: energy budgets and nutritional requirements of animal pollinators, and the constituents of nectar (Baker and Baker 1976) and pollen form plants representing different modes of pollination. The nutritional value and calorific content of pollen may provide some interesting insight into the energetic of pollination, since pollen is utilized as a direct food source by bees and many other pollinating vectors. Pollens collected by bees form many forest trees has high nutritional value from the stand point of vitamins, minerals and amino acid content. (Franuel and Galun 1977).