Combined effects of inflorescence architecture, display size, plant density and empty flowers on bumble bee behaviour: Experimental study with artificial inflorescences

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-350

  Ishii, Hiroshi S ^a   Hirabayashi, Yuimi ^b   Kudo, Gaku ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Obihiro Centennial Museum   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial flower; Bombus; Nectar; Pollinator

Indexed keywords

BEE; DISPERSAL; ENTOMOPHILY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER; NECTAR; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; FLOWERS; POLLINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BOMBUS (GENUS);

EID: 43049127740     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0991-4     Document Type: Article

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