Adaptive functions of defensive plant phenolics and a non-linear bee response to nectar components

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-100

  Liu, F ^a   Chen, J ^a   Chai, J ^b   Zhang, X ^b   Bai, X ^b   He, D ^a   Roubik, D W ^c  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

^c APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Bees; Nectar constituents; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HONEYBEE; NECTAR; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SUGAR; SYNERGISM;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33846197007     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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