Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera

The individual behavior of foraging bees was analysed at low-reward conditions within a collective context. This study compared bee's foraging behavior under non-competitive (individual) and highly competitive (collective) conditions. A regular pattern in the visitation, non-visitation times an...

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Autores principales: Fernández, P.C., Farina, W.M.
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Apis mellifera
Collective foraging
Competition
Experience
Foraging
competition (ecology)
foraging behavior
honeybee
Apoidea
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v36_n3_p301_Fernandez
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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spelling todo:paper_00448435_v36_n3_p301_Fernandez2023-10-03T14:51:45Z Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera Fernández, P.C. Farina, W.M. Apis mellifera Collective foraging Competition Experience Foraging competition (ecology) foraging behavior honeybee Apis mellifera Apoidea The individual behavior of foraging bees was analysed at low-reward conditions within a collective context. This study compared bee's foraging behavior under non-competitive (individual) and highly competitive (collective) conditions. A regular pattern in the visitation, non-visitation times and the frequency of foraging bouts was observed in bees that collected individually. In contrast, when bees foraged collectively, they demonstrated great variability in their behaviors. Some bees had regular visits to the feeder while others had only sporadic bouts. Individual foraging parameters related to the "persistency" at the feeder were well correlated with the prior foraging experience at this site. Results suggests that prior experience at a feeding place and efficiency as nectar carriers are positively correlated during collective foraging. © INRA/DIB-AGIB/EDP Sciences, 2005. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v36_n3_p301_Fernandez
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Apis mellifera
Collective foraging
Competition
Experience
Foraging
competition (ecology)
foraging behavior
honeybee
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
spellingShingle Apis mellifera
Collective foraging
Competition
Experience
Foraging
competition (ecology)
foraging behavior
honeybee
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
Fernández, P.C.
Farina, W.M.
Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
topic_facet Apis mellifera
Collective foraging
Competition
Experience
Foraging
competition (ecology)
foraging behavior
honeybee
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
description The individual behavior of foraging bees was analysed at low-reward conditions within a collective context. This study compared bee's foraging behavior under non-competitive (individual) and highly competitive (collective) conditions. A regular pattern in the visitation, non-visitation times and the frequency of foraging bouts was observed in bees that collected individually. In contrast, when bees foraged collectively, they demonstrated great variability in their behaviors. Some bees had regular visits to the feeder while others had only sporadic bouts. Individual foraging parameters related to the "persistency" at the feeder were well correlated with the prior foraging experience at this site. Results suggests that prior experience at a feeding place and efficiency as nectar carriers are positively correlated during collective foraging. © INRA/DIB-AGIB/EDP Sciences, 2005.
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author Fernández, P.C.
Farina, W.M.
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Farina, W.M.
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title Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
title_short Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
title_full Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
title_fullStr Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
title_full_unstemmed Collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees Apis mellifera
title_sort collective nectar foraging at low reward conditions in honeybees apis mellifera
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v36_n3_p301_Fernandez
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