Patch departure rules in Bumblebees: Evidence of a decremental motivational mechanism

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1707-1715

  Lefebvre, Diane ^a   Pierre, Jacqueline ^a   Outreman, Yannick ^a   Pierre, Jean Sébastien ^a,b  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris); Cox regression model; Decremental motivation model; Optimal foraging; Residence time

Indexed keywords

BEE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARASITOID; PATCH USE; POLLINATOR; RESIDENCE TIME;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547665716     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0402-6     Document Type: Article

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