Hypothesis on adaptive features of the compound eye of bees: Flower-specific specializations

A. Dafni, P. G. Kevan

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Abstract

This note surveys the current knowledge of the existence of acute zones in insects' eyes in relation to beeflower interactions. We suggest some broad generalizations correlating the size, use, structure and presentation of flowers with the foraging behaviour, body size and eye design of bees. Special emphasis is given to the differences between small and large bees and the architecture of flowers that they use.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-241
Number of pages6
JournalEvolutionary Ecology
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1995

Keywords

  • bees
  • compound eye
  • flower form
  • insect vision

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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