Sugar composition of floral nectar in sour cherry cultivars
International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2000 The composition of floral nectar in sour cherry cultivars studied in 1997 at Újfehértó was in agreement with our previous data, the three most frequent sugar components being glucose, fructose and sucrose.
Zs. Orosz-Kovács +4 more
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Eco-evolutionary processes shaping floral nectar sugar composition [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFloral nectar sugar composition is assumed to reflect the nutritional demands and foraging behaviour of pollinators, but the relative contributions of evolutionary and abiotic factors to nectar sugar composition remain largely unknown across the ...
Yicong Liu +10 more
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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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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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Factors affecting nectar sugar composition in chiropterophilic plants [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016 Most pollinators prefer the sugars present in the nectar they consume, so it has been hypothesized that they have molded nectar trait evolution. However, nectar-feeding bats do not exhibit preferences for the sugars present in their diet. We analyzed the
Nelly Rodríguez-Peña +6 more
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Impact of Nectar Composition and Nectar Yeasts on Volatile Emissions and Parasitoid Behavior. [PDF]
J Chem EcolNectar yeasts can significantly influence the scent of floral nectar and therefore the foraging behavior of flower-visiting insects. While these effects likely depend on nectar chemistry and yeast species, their joint impact on nectar volatile profiles ...
Sobhy IS +6 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 Abundance and Nectar Composition in Selected Rubus idaeus L. Varieties
Agriculture, 2022 The increasing commercial production of R. idaeus offers insects nectar and pollen rewards, thus increasing the chance of cross-pollination, which enhances fruit yields.
Mikołaj Kostryco, Mirosława Chwil
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Plants, 2020 Floral nectar, being a primary reward for insect visitors, is a key factor in shaping plant–pollinator interactions. However, little is known about the variability in nectar traits, which could potentially affect pollinators and the reproduction of the ...
Justyna Ryniewicz +6 more
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Nectar-dwelling microbes of common tansy are attractive to its mosquito pollinator, Culex pipiens L.
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background There is widespread interkingdom signalling between insects and microbes. For example, microbes found in floral nectar may modify its nutritional composition and produce odorants that alter the floral odor bouquet which may attract insect ...
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