Article
Molecular parameters involved in bee-plant relationships: a biological and chemical approach.
Biochimie - 1 Jan 2000
Pham-Delegue M H, Etievant P, Masson C
Abstract excerpt
Honeybee-plant relationships are based on a conditioning process in which olfactory (plant aroma) and gustatory cues (mainly nectars) are closely linked, leading to a selective foraging behaviour. Among crops dependent upon entomophilous cross-pollination, the sunflower has recently undergone ext...
Topics
- Animals
- Bees
- Behavior, Animal
- Chromatography, Gas
- Cues
- Genotype
- Odorants
- Plant Physiological Phenomena
- Pollen
- Smell
- Taste
