Flower choice copying in bumblebees

We tested a hypothesis originating with Darwin that bees outside the nest exhibit social learning in flower choices. Naive bumblebees, Bombus impatiens, were allowed to observe trained bees or artificial bees forage from orange or green flowers. Subsequently, observers of bees on green flowers lande...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biology letters (2005) 2005-12, Vol.1 (4), p.504-507
Hauptverfasser:	Worden, Bradley D, Papaj, Daniel R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Apidae Bees - physiology Behavior, Animal Bombus impatiens Bumblebees Flowers Learning Social Behavior Social Information Social Learning Stimulus Enhancement
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