Behavioural assessment of visual acuity in bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 559-564

  Macuda, T ^a   Gegear, R J ^a   Laverty, T M ^a   Timney, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acuity; Bombus impatiens; Bumblebee; Discrimination; Resolution; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VISION;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS;

EID: 0035108446     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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