No need for fat: Nutritional preferences affect pollen foraging networks in alpine pollinator communities
Marielle Charlotte Schleifer, Johann Neumayer, Fabian A. Ruedenauer, Laura Castiglioni, Alexander Keller, Johannes Spaethe, Sara Diana Leonhardt
This study examines how nutritional preferences influence pollen foraging networks in alpine pollinator communities, finding that both bumblebees and hoverflies prefer pollen with low fatty and amino acid content.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition