[Pollinator] Fwd: uv light box / nectar guides?

Fri Feb 18 13:52:35 PST 2011

Consider also the hand held lights used in minerology and in
visualising thin layer chromatography plates.

let me know if you have trouble sourcing the UV light

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:41 PM, David Inouye <inouye at umd.edu> wrote:
> Stacy - You'll need a UV light.  You can get LED flashlights that are UV
> frequencies (Amazon.com carries some), or get a UV bulb for a fluorescent
> light fixture.  Many Asteraceae have nectar guides.  Another possibility is
> to dry flowers, as some of those will show UV patterns, or I think some will
> even show in visible light where the nectar guides are.  See more in the
> book Techniques for Pollination Biologists.  Here's a bibliography of papers
> that have something to do with UV (not all about flowers).
>
> David Inouye
>
> Altshuler, D. L. 2003. Flower color, hummingbird pollination, and habitat
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> solar ultraviolet-B radiation affects seedling emergence, DNA integrity,
> plant morphology, growth rate, and attractiveness to herbivore insects in
> Datura ferox. Plant Physiology 112:161-170.
> Batra, L. R. and S. W. T. Batra. 1985. Floral mimicry induced by mummy-berry
> fungus exploits host's pollinators as vectors. Science 228:1011-1013.
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> what is its function? Vision Research 34:1471-1478.
> Bernard, G. D. and D. G. Stavenga. 1979. Spectral sensitivities of retinular
> cells measured in intact, living flies by an optical method. Journal of
> Comparative Physiology A 134:95-107.
> Blumthaler, M. and W. Ambach. 1988. Human solar ultraviolet radiant exposure
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> Blumthaler, M. and W. Ambach. 1990. Indication of increasing solar
> ultraviolet-B radiation flux in alpine regions. Science 248:206-208.
> Bohrerova, Z., G. Bohrer, K. D. Cho, M. A. Bolch, and K. G. Linden. 2009.
> Determining the viability response of pine pollen to atmospheric conditions
> during long-distance dispersal. Ecological Applications 19:656-667.
> Chen, D., J. S. Collins, and T. H. Goldsmith. 1984. The ultraviolet receptor
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> At 03:38 PM 2/17/2011, Ladadams at aol.com wrote:
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> ________________________________
> From: smarkos at berkeley.edu
> To: LDA at pollinator.org
> Sent: 2/17/2011 10:40:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
> Subj: uv light box / nectar guides?
>
> Hello,
>
> We would like to develop a display using fresh plant material whereby
> students can see nectar guides.
>
> Does anyone know how to do this (show nectar guides in real time, not
> just in a photograph)?
>
> Do light boxes for this kind of display exist? If so, where can we buy one?
>
> Thank you!
> Staci
>
>
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