Discrimination of unrewarding flowers by bees; direct detection of rewards and use of repellent scent marks

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 669-678

  Goulson, Dave ^a   Chapman, Jason W ^a   Hughes, William O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Efficiency; Foraging; Handling time; Nectar; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035202017     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012231419067     Document Type: Article

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