Learning and memory during foraging of the blue orchard bee, osmia lignaria say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-327

  Amaya Márquez, Marisol ^a,b   Hill, Peggy S M ^a   Barthell, John F ^c   Pham, L Lisa ^c   Doty, Dale R ^a   Wells, Harrington ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue orchard bee; Foraging; Innate preference; Learning and memory; Osmia lignaria; Social theory

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLORAL TRAIT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MEMORY; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL THEORY;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; OSMIA LIGNARIA;

EID: 77749280261     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES801.29.1     Document Type: Article

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