Possible chemical mimicry of the European lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Przybyłowicz, Tomasz ^a   Roessingh, Peter ^a   Groot, Astrid T ^a   Biesmeijer, J C ^b   Oostermeijer, J G B ^a   Chittka, Lars ^c   Gravendeel, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bees; Behaviour; Chemical mimicry; Deception; Eag; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867423609     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-08102005     Document Type: Article

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