The bee, the flower and the electric field

Insects use several different senses to forage on flowers, and detect floral cues such as color, shape, pattern, humidity and chemical volatiles. This presentation will present our discovery of a previously unappreciated sensory capacity in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris): the detection of floral ele...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert Daniel, Clarke Dom, Sutton Greg, Morley Erica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20160603002