A population comparison of the strength and persistence of innate colour preference and learning speed in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1207-1218

  Ings, Thomas C ^a   Raine, Nigel E ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bumble bee; Cognitive ecology; Floral preference; Flower colour; Foraging behaviour; Learning speed; Sensory bias

Indexed keywords

BEE; COGNITION; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEARNING; PERSISTENCE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE SELECTION; SENSORY SYSTEM;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 67349138156     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0731-8     Document Type: Article

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