I recently received the following letter, which may be of interest to
readers of Bee-line. If you want a copy of the membership form you could
write to me at the address below, or respond by e-mail:
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David Inouye
Mountain Research Station
University of Colorado
818 County Road 116
Nederland, CO 80466
Dear Colleague:
As stated in Bee World (1986) 67(3):89, the objectives of
the International Commission for Plant-Bee Relationships
(formerly the International Commission for Bee Botany) are:
1) to promote and coordinate research in the area of
relationships between plants and insects of the superfamily
Apoidea. This research shall be concerned with physiological,
ecological, ethological, and agronomic relationships, in
particular with reference to:
-insect-pollinated plants
-foraging behavior of bees
-effects of pollinators' visits on plants
-management and protection of pollinating bees
-materials collected by bees on plants
-products derived from plants and elaborated by bees
2) to organize meetings, colloquia or symposia related to the
above, and to publish and distribute their proceedings, and
3) to collaborate closely with national and international
institutions interested in the relationships between plants and
bees, particularly those whose objectives are to expand
scientific knowledge of animal and plant ecology and flora and
fauna protection.
The ICPBR currently consists of various Working Groups, such
as "Pollination", "Bee Protection", "Honey", "Pollen", and
"Nectar". Since 1987 the "Nectar Working Group" has been
inactive, due to the lack of a leader. Following recent
correspondence with Dr. J. N. Tasei, Secretary-Treasurer of
IBPBR, I have agreed to serve as Acting Leader, in an effort to
revitalize this important Working Group. Through periodic
newsletters, I hope to keep members of the Nectar Working Group
informed of new, and older, research developments in the field of
nectar secretion. Your suggestions for Nectar Group activities
and ideas for the newsletter are welcome.
I am trying to compile a list of researchers who would be
interested in becoming members of the Nectar Working Group of the
ICPBR. To do this, I have been scanning the literature for
papers which relate to nectar, in the broadest sense:
physiological and ecological aspects of nectar secretion, nectary
structure and ultrastructure, plant breeding for high nectar,
nectaries in plant taxonomy, etc. In other words, it is not
essential to have an interest in bees, per se. If you wish to
join the ICPBR as an associate member, and to continue to receive
further issues of this newsletter, please complete the enclosed
Membership Form, indicating your interest in the Nectar or other
Working Groups, and return the form to me:
Mr. Art Davis
Plant Cell Biology Group
Research School of Biological Sciences
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia
I shall then forward the forms to Dr. J. N. Tasei. Presently,
membership in IBPBR is free.
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