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

Year: 2025

Type: article

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.

Source: Ecology and Evolution

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72647

Authors: Luis Y. Santiago‐Rosario, Juan A. Santiago‐Rosario, Emilie C. Snell‐Rood

Institutions: Universidad Mayor, University of Minnesota, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico

Language: English

Topic: Plant and animal studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,570