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EXAMINING THE BEE’S KNEES: HIDDEN GEMS IN THE CORBICULA 2/17/2016 Beth Skoff with Jim Davis

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EXAMINING THE BEE’S KNEES: HIDDEN GEMS IN THE CORBICULA

2/17/2016

Beth Skoffwith Jim Davis

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The Study

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Examining Pollen• Light microscope was unsuccessful..• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

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SEM Process• Stubs

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• Gold Palladium

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• The SEM

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Results

Known (Flowers)

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Asteraceae

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Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare

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Slender HawkweedHieracium gracile

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Leafy AsterSymphyotrichum cusickii

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Ericaceae

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White Mt. HeatherCassiope mertensiana

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Yellow Mt. HeatherPhyllodoce glanduliflora

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Pink Mt. HeatherPhyllodoce empertriformis

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Thinleaf BlueberryVaccinium membranaceum

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Cascade BlueberryVaccinium deliciosum

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Rosaceae

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PartridgefootLuetkea pectinata

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SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

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ThimbleberryRubus parviflorus

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Subalpine SpiraeaSpiraea splendens

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Fanleaf CinquefoilPotentilla flabellifolia

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Sitka Mt. AshSorbus sitchensis

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Other Families

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Apline Bistort Polygonum viviparum

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Black TwinberryLonicera involucrata

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Cow ParsnipHeracleum maximum

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FireweedEpilobium angustifolium

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FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

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Sitka ValerianValeriana sitchensis

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False Solomon’s SealMaianthemum racemosum

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Broadleaf LupineLupinus latifolius

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Unknowns (Bees)

Bombus melanopygus Bombus flavifrons

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1. Austin Pass – B. melanopygus

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2. Excellsior – Sitka Val. – B. melanopygus

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3. Sitka Val. – B. melanopygus

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4. Picture Lk. – Pink Mt. Heather – B. melanopygus

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5. Pink Mt. Heather – B. melanopygus

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6. Excellsior – Broadleaf Lupine – B. melanopygus

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7. Austin Pass – B. flavifrons

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8. Sitka Mt. Ash- B. flavifrons

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9. Broadleaf Lupine – B. spp

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Identification

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ConclusionThe target plants:• B. melanopygus

• Broadleaf Lupine• Foxglove• Thinleaf Blueberry

• B. flavifrons• Pink Mt. Heather• Thinleaf Blueberry

• B. spp• Broadleaf Lupine

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ReferencesFlower Images• "Name Search Results | USDA PLANTS." Name Search Results | USDA

PLANTS. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

Heather Meadows Image• "Forest Service." Forest Service. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

Bumble Bee Images• Koch, Jonathan, James Strange, and Paul Williams. “Bumble Bees of the

Western United States.” U.S. Forest Service and the Pollinator Partnership.

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