Floral Volatiles: A Promising Method to Access the Rare Nocturnal and Crepuscular Bees

Floral Volatiles: A Promising Method to Access the Rare Nocturnal and Crepuscular Bees

Crepuscular and/or nocturnal bees fly during the dusk, the dawn or part of the night. Due to their short foraging time and sampling bias toward diurnal bees, nocturnal bees are rarely collected and poorly studied. So far, they have been mostly sampled with light and Malaise traps. However, synthetic...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Martínez-Martínez, Guaraci D. Cordeiro, Herbeson O. J. Martins, Renan O. A. C. Kobal, Paulo Milet-Pinheiro, Mariana A. Stanton, Emanuella L. Franco, Cristiane Krug, Sidnei Mateus, Clemens Schlindwein, Stefan Dötterl, Isabel Alves-dos-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
nocturnal bees inventory
crepuscular bees
apifauna survey
sampling method
floral scents
volatile organic compounds
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.676743/full

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