Floral signal complexity as a possible adaptation to environmental variability: A test using nectar-foraging bumblebees, Bombus impatiens

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 905-913

  Kaczorowski, Rainee L ^a   Leonard, Anne S ^a   Dornhaus, Anna ^a   Papaj, Daniel R ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bombus impatiens; Colour; Efficacy backup hypothesis; Learning; Light intensity; Multimodal signal; Nectar foraging; Scent

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NECTAR; POLLINATOR; SIGNALING;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS;

EID: 84858747556     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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