Eileen Power

Keywords branched-chain amino acids regulation post-ingestive geometric framework plant-pollinator interactions bumblebees Bombus terrestris Introduction Dietary protein is most animals’ main source of essential amino acids (EAAs): compounds that they must acquire for growth, maintenance, and reproduction.

Abstract Plants produce floral nectar as a reward for pollinators, which contains carbohydrates and amino acids (AAs). We designed experiments to test whether pollinators could exert selection pressure on the profiles of AAs in nectar. We used HPLC to measure the free amino acids and sugars in the nectar of 102 UK plant species.

Who am I? I am a historian of medieval women, especially women in the Iberian peninsula, and royal women. I became interested in Berenguela of Castile through studying her sister, Blanche, who was queen and regent of France.