Whether, the specialist plant-pollinator interactions are affected more or less by the climate warming, as compared to the generalist plant-pollinator interaction. Introduction: A mutual relationship exists between bees and flowering plants. The plants are dependent on bees to disperse their species via pollination and the bees depend on plants for nectar to nourish their young ones. The climate warming has affected this interaction over the 30 years, that is, from 1971 to 1999. This has been observed in the experiment, conducted by considering the generalist bee species.

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Whether, the specialist plant-pollinator interactions are affected more or less by the climate warming, as compared to the generalist plant-pollinator interaction.

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A mutual relationship exists between bees and flowering plants. The plants are dependent on bees to disperse their species via pollination and the bees depend on plants for nectar to nourish their young ones. The climate warming has affected this interaction over the 30 years, that is, from 1971 to 1999. This has been observed in the experiment, conducted by considering the generalist bee species.

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