Floral nectar guide patterns discourage nectar robbing by bumble bees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Floral displays are under selection to both attract pollinators and deter antagonists. Here we show that a common floral trait, a nectar guide pattern, alters the behavior of bees that can act opportunistically as both pollinators and as antagonists ...
Anne S Leonard +3 more
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Sweet Scents: Nectar Specialist Yeasts Enhance Nectar Attraction of a Generalist Aphid Parasitoid Without Affecting Survival [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 Floral nectar is commonly inhabited by microorganisms, mostly yeasts and bacteria, which can have a strong impact on nectar chemistry and scent. Yet, little is known about the effects of nectar microbes on the behavior and survival of insects belonging ...
Islam S. Sobhy +11 more
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Nectary Structure and Nectar Secretion Characteristics Among Various Cultivars of Paeonia lactiflora [PDF]
PlantsBackground: Paeonia lactiflora Pall. produces substantial quantities of nectar during the bud stage. In the production of cut flowers, this nectar attracts contaminants that compromise the quality of the flowers.
Hui Cai +3 more
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Simple model of Collective Decision Making during Nectar Source selection by Honey Bees. [PDF]
, 2005 Swarm Robotics is an area of active research interest where groups of robots coordinate and perform collective tasks. Existing ap- proaches to Learning and Collective Decision Making amongst a group of robots is complex.
Marshall, Ian, Ghosh, Siddhartha
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Nectar theft and floral ant-repellence : A link between nectar volume and ant-repellent traits? [PDF]
, 2012 This work was supported by Sir Harold Mitchell Scholarship Fund and University of St Andrews Russell Trust Award. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.As flower ...
Gavin Ballantyne (140036) +9 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Floral nectar contains mainly sugars as well as smaller amounts of amino acids and further compounds. The nectar composition varies between different plant species and it is related to the pollination type of the plant. In addition to this, other factors
Thomas Göttlinger, Gertrud Lohaus
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Comparison of sugars, iridoid glycosides and amino acids in nectar and phloem sap of Maurandya barclayana, Lophospermum erubescens, and Brassica napus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Floral nectar contains sugars and amino acids to attract pollinators. In addition, nectar also contains different secondary compounds, but little is understood about their origin or function. Does nectar composition reflect phloem composition,
Gertrud Lohaus, Michael Schwerdtfeger
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Floral Nectar Chemistry in Orchids: A Short Review and Meta-Analysis
Plants, 2021 Nectar is one of the most important flower traits, shaping plant–pollinator interactions and reproductive success. Despite Orchidaceae including numerous nectariferous species, nectar chemistry in this family has been infrequently studied. Therefore, the
Emilia Brzosko, Paweł Mirski
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Do honeybees shape the bacterial community composition in floral nectar? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Floral nectar is considered the most important reward animal-pollinated plants offer to attract pollinators. Here we explore whether honeybees, which act as pollinators, affect the composition of bacterial communities in the nectar.
Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein +2 more
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International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2006 Intensity of bee visitation (honeybees and wild bees), foraging behaviour of honeybees and nectar parameters (nectar production, sugar concentration, sugar content in nectars) were inspected at 18 apple cultivars for three consecutive years.
P. Benedek, K. Finta
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