Host-plant finding and recognition by visual and olfactory floral cues in an oligolectic bee

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1234-1240

  Burger, Hannah ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^b   Ayasse, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anchusa; Echium; Floral scent and colour; Foraging behaviour; Foraging na ve and experienced; Hoplitis adunca (Megachilidae); Multimodal stimuli; Specialized solitary bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; COLOR; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOST PLANT; HOST PREFERENCE; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RECOGNITION; VISUAL CUE;

ANCHUSA; ANCHUSA OFFICINALIS; APOIDEA; BORAGINACEAE; ECHIUM; ECHIUM VULGARE; HOPLITIS; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 77954900324     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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