Differences in volatile composition and sexual morphs in rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) flowers and their effect in the Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) attraction
Aceves Chong, Carla Lorena [autora] | Cruz López, Leopoldo Caridad [autor] | Sánchez Guillén, Daniel [autor] | Grajales Conesa, Julieta [autora].
Tipo de material: Artículo en línea Tipo de contenido: Texto Tipo de medio: Computadora Tipo de portador: Recurso en líneaTema(s): Nephelium lappaceum | Rambutanes | Compuestos volátiles | Abeja melífera | Relación insecto-planta | Morfología vegetalTema(s) en inglés: Nephelium lappaceum | Rambutans | Volatile compounds | Honey bee | Plant-insect relationships | Plant morphologyDescriptor(es) geográficos: Metapa de Domínguez, Metapa (Chiapas, México) Nota de acceso: Acceso en línea sin restricciones En: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. Volumen 62, número 1 (January-March 2018), páginas 66-70. --ISSN: 0085-5626Número de sistema: 58809Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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We studied the volatile composition and sexual morphs of Nephelium lappaceum flowers from two orchards, and investigated the choice behavior of the honey bee, Apis mellifera toward the floral extracts from both locations. Our results showed significant differences in chemical composition and sexual morphs; only the hermaphrodite flowers from the Herradero orchard produced limonene and α-pinene and had longer peduncle and sepal than flowers from the Metapa orchard; on the other hand, the hermaphrodite flowers from the Metapa orchard had longer gynoecium. In the behavioral experiment the extracts from the Herradero orchard seemed to give A. mellifera foragers better cues for orientation to food sources, perhaps due to the presence of limonene and α-pinene, which are absent in the samples from Metapa. Such differences in both orchards could affect pollinator attraction and ultimately seed set and productivity. eng