Seasonal variation in exploitative competition between honeybees and bumblebees

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) and bumblebees (Bombus spp.) often undergo exploitative competition for shared floral resources, which can alter their foraging behaviour and flower choice, even causing competitive exclusion. This may be strongest in summer, when foraging conditions are most challenging f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oecologia 2020-02, Vol.192 (2), p.351-361
Hauptverfasser:	Wignall, Veronica R., Harry, Isabella Campbell, Davies, Natasha L., Kenny, Stephen D., McMinn, Jack K., Ratnieks, Francis L. W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Apis mellifera Autumn Bees BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY - ORIGINAL RESEARCH Biological competition Biomedical and Life Sciences Blooms Bombus Bumblebees Climate Competition competitive exclusion Ecology Exploitation Feeding Behavior flowering Flowers Foraging Foraging behavior Honeybee Hydrology/Water Resources Lavandula Life Sciences Nectar Patches (structures) Plant Nectar Plant Sciences Pollinators Resource conservation Resources Seasonal variation Seasonal variations Seasonality Seasons Spring Spring (season) Standing crop Summer
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