A Comparative Study of Food Source Selection in Stingless Bees and Honeybees: Scent Marks, Location, or Color

In social bees, the choice of food sources is based on several factors, including scent marks, color, and location of flowers. Here, we used similar setups, in which two stingless bee species, Melipona subnitida and Plebeia flavocincta, and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, were tested regarding...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Koethe, Vivian Fischbach, Sarah Banysch, Lara Reinartz, Michael Hrncir, Klaus Lunau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00516/full