Light intensity limits foraging activity in nocturnal and crepuscular bees

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-72

  Kelber, Almut ^a   Warrant, Eric J ^a   Pfaff, Michael ^a   Wallén, Rita ^a   Theobald, Jamie C ^a   Wcislo, William T ^b   Raguso, Robert A ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Eyes; Foraging; Insects; Ocelli; Sensitivity; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

BEE; EYE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

APOIDEA; AUGOCHLORINI; HALICTIDAE; HALICTINI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGALOPTA GENALIS; SPHECODOGASTRA;

EID: 28544435243     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj001     Document Type: Article

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