Convergent evolution: Floral guides, stingless bee nest entrances, and insectivorous pitchers

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 444-450

  Biesmeijer, Jacobus C ^a,b   Giurfa, Martin ^c   Koedam, Dirk ^d   Potts, Simon G ^e   Joel, Daniel M ^f   Dafni, Amots ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; NEST; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTATION; FLOWER; HEALTH SURVEY; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT SOCIETY; INSECTIVORE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; PLANTS;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 27644491061     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0017-6     Document Type: Article

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