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Tracing pollinator footprints on natural flowers.

Journal of chemical ecology - 1 May 2006

Eltz Thomas

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Many insects are known to leave lipid footprints while walking on smooth surfaces. Presumably, the deposited substances improve tarsal adhesion. In bumblebees, footprint hydrocarbons also function as scent marks that allow detection and avoidance of recently depleted flowers. I used GC-MS to detect hydrocarbons deposited by bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on flowers of Lamium maculatum. In addition to the plants'...

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PMID: 16739012
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9055-6

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