Chemical niche differentiation among sympatric species of orchid bees

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2994-3008

  Zimmermann, Yvonne ^a   Ramirez, Santiago R ^b,c   Eltz, Thomas ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barro colorado Island; Chemical communication; Diversifying selection; Euglossine bees; Euglossini; Fragrance; Mate recognition; Panama; Pheromone; Phylogeny; Reproductive character displacement

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

BEE; COURTSHIP; DIVERGENCE; FLOWER; HERB; MATE RECOGNITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHEROMONE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA [PANAMA (NTN)];

APIDAE; APOIDEA; EUGLOSSA; EUGLOSSINI;

EID: 72449126664     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1858.1     Document Type: Article

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