Bumblebees can discriminate between scent-marks deposited by conspecifics

Bumblebees secrete a substance from their tarsi wherever they land, which can be detected by conspecifics. These secretions are referred to as scent-marks, which bumblebees are able to use as social cues. Although it has been found that bumblebees can detect and associate scent-marks with rewarding...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientific reports 2017-03, Vol.7 (1), p.43872-43872, Article 43872
Hauptverfasser:	Pearce, Richard F., Giuggioli, Luca, Rands, Sean A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/158/856 631/601/18 Animal behavior Animals Bees - metabolism Bees - physiology Chemical composition Conspecifics Cues Discrimination Learning - physiology Experiments Feeding Behavior - physiology Flowers Flowers - chemistry Humanities and Social Sciences Hydrocarbons multidisciplinary Odorants Pheromones - metabolism Reward Science Secretions
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