Foraging distance in Bombus terrestris L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-427

  Wolf, Stephan ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Decision making; Foraging; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; POLLINATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 52649094259     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008020     Document Type: Article

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