Flower constancy and memory dynamics in bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus)

N. E. Raine; L. Chittka

Flower constancy and memory dynamics in bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus)

N. E. Raine
, L. Chittka

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-199
Number of pages	21
Journal	Entomologia Generalis
Volume	29
Issue number	2-4
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli 1763)
Bombus veteranus (Fabricius 1793)
Bombus terrestris (Linneaus 1758)
Bombus lapidarius (Linneaus 1758)
flower colour
floral signals
foraging behaviour
handling time
long-term memory
pollination ecology
short -term memory
working memory

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Raine Chittka 2007 EntGenSubmitted manuscript, 761 KB

The evolution of learning - bumblebees as a model
Raine, N. (CoI) & Chittka, L. (PI)
Natural Envt Research Council NERC
12/01/04 → 11/04/07
Project: Research

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