Post-ingestive effects of nectar alkaloids depend on dominance status of bumblebees

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-426

  Manson, Jessamyn S ^a   Thomson, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bombus impatiens; Gelsemine; Gelsemium sempervirens; Nectar alkaloids; Oocyte development; Sublethal costs; Toxic nectar

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BEE; CARBOHYDRATE; DETOXIFICATION; DOMINANCE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INHIBITION; MORTALITY; NECTAR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; GELSEMIUM; GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS; IMPATIENS;

EID: 67651230902     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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