Deciding when to explore and when to persist: A comparison of honeybees and bumblebees in their response to downshifts in reward

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-312

  Townsend Mehler, John M ^a   Dyer, Fred C ^a   Maida, Kim ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Exploration versus exploitation; Foraging behavior; Honeybees; Social foraging

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE FORAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HONEYBEE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 78651520970     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1047-4     Document Type: Article

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