Predator crypsis enhances behaviourally mediated indirect effects on plants by altering bumblebee foraging preferences

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1664, 2009, Pages 2031-2036

  Ings, Thomas C ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance learning; Bombus terrestris; Crab spider; Foraging preferences; Pollinator behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CRYPSIS; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPIDER;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BUMBLEBEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; POLLINATION; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION;

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 66149163237     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1748     Document Type: Article

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