Diel nectar secretion rhythm in squash (Cucurbita pepo) and its relation with pollinator activity

Apidologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Edge, Andrea A ^a   Van Nest, Byron N ^a   Johnson, Jennifer N ^a   Miller, Samara N ^a   Naeger, Nick ^b   Boyd, Sam D ^a   Moore, Darrell ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Behavior; Foraging; Nectar; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

BEE; DIEL VARIATION; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; NECTAR; SECRETION;

APOIDEA; CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 84863043844     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0087-8     Document Type: Article

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