Preferred viewing directions of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.) when learning and approaching their nest site

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3193-3204

  De Ibarra, Natalie Hempel ^a,c   Philippides, Andrew ^b   Riabinina, Olena ^b,d   Collett, Thomas S ^a,d  

^a School of Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological compasses; Bumblebees; Landmark detection; Navigation; Olfaction; Orientation flights

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; BEHAVIOR; COLOR VISION; FLYING; LEARNING; ODOR; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP; WIND;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; ODORS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS; WIND;

APOCRITA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349696876     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.029751     Document Type: Article

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