Influence of preexisting preference for color on sampling and tracking behavior in bumble bees

Gyanpriya Maharaj, Patricia Horack, Marisa Yoder and Aimee S Dunlap

Behavioral Ecology, 2019, vol. 30, issue 1, 150-158

Abstract: Animals must balance inherited bias with new information. Bumblebees frequently sample an innately preferred resource, but quickly leave when it varies in reward. This switch occurs even when the reward is potentially high. However, when innately preferred resources provide steady rewards the original preference remains. Bumblebees also take longer to sample other resources, are more likely to revisit that resource, and avoid variable resources when their preferred resources provide stable rewards.

Keywords: bumble bees; foraging; preference; sampling; tracking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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