Modification of the innate antennal reaction at floral guides in experienced bumblebees, bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 29, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 111-123

  Pohl, Maike ^a   Lunau, Klaus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antennal reaction; Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758); Bumblebee; Colour discrimination; Colour learning; Flower detection; Innate behaviour; Learning; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 35848964587     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/29/2007/111     Document Type: Article

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