Influence of scent deposits on flower choice: Experiments in an artificial flower array with bumblebees

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Witjes, Sebastian ^a   Eltz, Thomas ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus; Bumble bees; Chemical cue; Flower discrimination; Repellent scent marks; Signal

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BEE; CHEMICAL CUE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOTPRINT; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; REPELLENT; SCENT MARKING; SIGNAL;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33847048262     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006048     Document Type: Article

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