Discovery of octopamine and tyramine in nectar and their effects on bumblebee behavior

Summary: Nectar chemistry can influence the behavior of pollinators in ways that affect pollen transfer, yet basic questions about how nectar chemical diversity impacts plant-pollinator relationships remain unexplored. For example, plants’ capacity to produce neurotransmitters and endocrine disrupto...

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Main Authors: Felicity Muth, Casey S. Philbin, Christopher S. Jeffrey, Anne S. Leonard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222010379