Host location by visual and olfactory floral cues in an oligolectic bee: Innate and learned behavior

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 531-538

  Milet Pinheiro, Paulo ^a,b   Ayasse, Manfred ^b   Schlindwein, Clemens ^c   Dobson, Heidi E M ^d   Dötterl, Stefan ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Campanula; Chelostoma; floral cues; foraging behavior; host location; specialized bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERB; HOST LOCATION; HOST PLANT; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SPECIALIZATION; TAXONOMY; VISUAL CUE;

APOIDEA; CAMPANULA; CAMPANULA TRACHELIUM; CHELOSTOMA; CHELOSTOMA RAPUNCULI;

EID: 84859490135     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr219     Document Type: Article

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