Bumblebee search time without ultraviolet light

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1683-1688

  Dyer, Adrian G ^a,c   Chittka, Lars ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Bumblebee; Foraging efficiency; Greenhouse; Ultraviolet; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; TOMATO; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLORIMETRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FLOWERS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 2442452608     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00941     Document Type: Article

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