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

N. E. Raine, L. Chittka

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-199
Number of pages21
JournalEntomologia Generalis
Volume29
Issue number2-4
Publication statusPublished - 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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