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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 236-241 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Evolutionary Ecology |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1995 |
Keywords
- bees
- compound eye
- flower form
- insect vision
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics