Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms
Evolutionary change may disrupt pollinators’ match with deep flowers
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PARTNERSHIP STRAIN A major high-altitude pollinator species, the bumblebee Bombus balteatus is shifting toward having shorter tongues — not good news for deep-throated specialized flowers.
Christine Carson