References & Sources

How a bee finds its first buttercup

In its first attempts at flower identification, a bee that specializes in visiting buttercups relies on pollen scent.

References:

Dobson, H.E.M. 1999. Bees and floral scents. XVI International Botanical Congress. August. St. Louis.

Sources:

Heidi E.M. Dobson
Whitman College
Department of Biology
Walla Walla, WA 99362

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 7, August 14, 1999, p. 110. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.