Identification of floral volatiles involved in recognition of oilseed rape flowers, Brassica napus by honeybees, Apis mellifera

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1715-1727

  Blight, Margaret M ^a   Le Métayer, Martine ^b   Delègue, Minh Hà Pham ^b   Pickett, John A ^a   Marion Poll, Frédéric ^c   Wadhams, Lester J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Apidae; Apis mellifera; Brassica napus; Conditioned proboscis extension; Flower volatiles; Honeybee; Hymenoptera; Oilseed rape; Olfactory recognition

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HYMENOPTERA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0030834329     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006446.21160.c1     Document Type: Article

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