Multicomponent floral signals elicit selective foraging in bumblebees

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Gegear, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLORAL TRAIT; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BEE; FLOWER; FORAGING; NONHUMAN; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; POLLEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA;

EID: 21244495623     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0621-5     Document Type: Article

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