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Tropical Bees ( Trigona hockingsi ) Show No Preference for Nectar with Amino Acids
Author(s) -
Gardener Mark C.,
Rowe Richard J.,
Gillman Michael P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00269.x
Subject(s) - nectar , biology , preference , amino acid , ecology , zoology , biochemistry , pollen , mathematics , statistics
We offered Australian tropical stingless bees ( Trigona hockingsi ) artificial nectar (30% sucrose w/v) either with or without added amino acids (3.30 mM). Bees showed no preference for nectar type, suggesting that sugars, rather than amino acids, play a greater role in nectar choice by this species.