Thesis
The effects of cholinergic drugs in nectar on bee feeding behaviour
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Flowering plants often recruit bees as pollen vectors by attracting them with floral nectar. Plants offering more valuable nectars are more successful at conditioning pollinators to visit them, which promotes pollination and outcrossing. Intriguingly, certain flowering plants such as Nicotiana sp. produce nectar spiked with secondary metabolites that can interact with receptors in the insect nervous system.
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Nicotine and related nectar drugs mimic acetylcholine (ACh), a neurotr...
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+ Wright, G
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MPLS
- Department:
- Biology
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Pattrick, J
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MPLS
- Department:
- Biology
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Leverhulme Trust
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- https://ror.org/012mzw131
- Grant:
- RPG-2020-393
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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2026-10-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Anna Dorling
- Copyright date:
- 2026
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