How does pollen chemistry impact development and feeding behaviour of polylectic bees?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vanderplanck, Maryse ^a   Moerman, Romain ^a,c   Rasmont, Pierre ^a   Lognay, Georges ^b   Wathelet, Bernard ^b   Wattiez, Ruddy ^a   Michez, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; POLYPEPTIDE; STEROL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BUMBLEBEE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CISTACEAE; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANISM COLONY; POLLEN ANALYSIS; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; ROSACEAE; SALICACEAE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BEES; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; PEPTIDES; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

EID: 84903363870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086209     Document Type: Article

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