Chemical cues involved in the attraction of the oligolectic bee Hoplitis adunca to its host plant Echium vulgare

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4-6, 2011, Pages 498-508

  Filella, Iolanda ^a   Bosch, Jordi ^a   Llusià, Joan ^a   Peñuelas, Anna ^b   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut Josep Pla   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echium vulgare; Flower; Hoplitis adunca; Nectar; Oligolecty; Pollen; Terpenes; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BEE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; HOST PLANT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TERPENE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WEED;

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

EID: 80054939272     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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