Analyses of avocado (Persea americana) nectar properties and their perception by honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1949-1963

  Afik, O ^a   Dag, A ^b   Kerem, Z ^a   Shafir, S ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Citrus; Honey; Minerals; Nectar; Persea americana; Phenolic compounds; Phosphorus; Pollination; Potassium; Proboscis extension response; Repellence

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM;

ATTRACTANT; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT; HONEYBEE; NECTAR; PERCEPTION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SUGAR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BEE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS FRUIT; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HONEY; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBOHYDRATES; CITRUS; FLOWERS; HONEY; ODORS; PERSEA; PHENOLS; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CITRUS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 33747723421     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9120-1     Document Type: Article

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