Analysis of bumblebee visitation sequences within single bouts: Implication of the overstrike effect on short-term memory

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 599-610

  Ishii, Hiroshi S ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Constant flight; Flower constancy; Short term memory; Visitation sequence

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MEMORY;

APOIDEA;

EID: 17644364111     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0889-z     Document Type: Article

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