Colour-independent shape recognition of cryptic predators by bumblebees

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 487-496

  Ings, T C ^a   Wang, M Y ^a   Chittka, L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Camouflage; Pattern recognition; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEE; COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; HUNTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREDATOR; RECOGNITION; SHAPE; SPIDER; VIDEOGRAPHY;

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MISUMENA VATIA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 84856971098     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1295-y     Document Type: Article

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