The Chemical Basis of Host-Plant Recognition in a Specialized Bee Pollinator

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1347-1360

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Campanula; Chelostoma; Floral scents; Host location recognition; Oligolectic bees; Spiroacetals

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; FLOWER; HOST LOCATION; HOST PLANT; LEARNING; NECTAR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SPECIALIST;

APOIDEA; CAMPANULA; CHELOSTOMA; CHELOSTOMA RAPUNCULI; TRACHELIUM;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CAMPANULACEAE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; CAMPANULACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; ODORS; POLLINATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84890438504     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-013-0363-3     Document Type: Article

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