Bumble bee olfactory information flow and contact-based foraging activation

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-424

  Renner, M A ^a   Nieh, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus; Bumble bees; Foraging; Foraging activation; Olfactory information flow

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEARNING; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; ODOR; OLFACTION; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 57349195980     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1021-6     Document Type: Article

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