Receiver bias for exaggerated signals in honeybees and its implications for the evolution of floral displays

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-637

  Naug, Dhruba ^a   Arathi, H S ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exaggerated signals; Floral displays; Honeybees; Pattern discrimination; Pollinators; Receiver bias

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; POLLINATION;

EID: 38449107717     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0436     Document Type: Article

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