Unraveling the Olfactory Biases of Male Euglossine Bees: Species-Specific Antennal Responses and Their Evolutionary Significance for Perfume Flowers

Male euglossine bees exhibit unique adaptations for the acquisition and accumulation of chemical compounds from “perfume flowers” and other sources. During courtship display, male bees expose perfume mixtures, presumably to convey species-specific recognition and/or mate choice signals to females. B...

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Main Authors: Katharina Brandt, Stefan Dötterl, Santiago R. Ramírez, Florian Etl, Isabel Cristina Machado, Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Daniel Dobler, Oliver Reiser, Manfred Ayasse, Paulo Milet-Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.727471/full