Are honey bees' foraging preferences affected by pollen amino acid composition?

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 622-627

  Cook, Samantha M ^a   Awmack, Caroline S ^a,b   Murray, Darren A ^a   Williams, Ingrid H ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Diet quality; Essential amino acids; HPLC; Pollen; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLLEN; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HYMENOPTERA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0141924351     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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