Host recognition in a pollen-specialist bee: Evidence for a genetic basis

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-557

  Praz, Christophe J ^a   Müller, Andreas ^a   Dorn, Silvia ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heriades truncorum; Hopkin's host selection; Host recognition; Imprinting; Oligolecty

Indexed keywords

BEE; DIET; FLOWER; HOST SELECTION; NECTAR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLEN; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION;

APOIDEA; HERIADES; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 55049092520     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008034     Document Type: Article

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