Foraging Response of Turkish Honey Bee Subspecies to Flower Color Choices and Reward Consistency

被引：24

作者：

Cakmak, Ibrahim ^{[2
]}

Song, Daniel S. ^{[3
]}

Mixson, T. Andrew ^{[4
]}

Serrano, Eduardo ^{[5
]}

Clement, Meredith L. ^{[6
]}

Savitski, Amy ^{[7
]}

Johnson, Ge'Andra ^{[4
]}

Giray, Tugrul ^{[8
]}

Abramson, Charles I. ^{[4
]}

Barthell, John F. ^{[6
]}

Wells, Harrington ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tulsa, Dept Biol, Tulsa, OK 74104 USA

[2] Uludag Univ, MKP MYO, Beekeeping Res Ctr, Gorukle, Turkey

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept ESPM, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[4] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Psychol, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

[5] Univ Texas Brownsville, Dept Biol Sci, Brownsville, TX 78520 USA

[6] Univ Cent Oklahoma, Dept Biol, Edmond, OK USA

[7] Bloomsburg Univ Penn, Dept Biol & Allied Hlth Sci, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 USA

[8] Univ Puerto Rico, Dept Biol, San Juan, PR 00936 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR | 2010年 / 23卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Foraging behavior; honey bee subspecies; Apis mellifera; MELLIFERA L. POPULATIONS; APIS-MELLIFERA; MINIMAL UNCERTAINTY; BOMBUS-TERRESTRIS; OPTIMAL DIET; CONSTANCY; SPEED; HYMENOPTERA; BEHAVIOR; APIDAE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10905-009-9199-7

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Foraging behavior of Apis mellifera caucasica, A.m. carnica and A.m. syriaca in Turkey was studied for intrinsic subspecies-based differences. Models of forager flower-color fidelity, risk sensitive behavior and maximizing net gain were tested. Foragers were presented artificial flower patches containing blue, white and yellow flowers. Some bees of each subspecies showed high fidelity to yellow flowers, while others favored blue and white flowers. The degree of fidelity, however, differed among subspecies and was dependent upon which color was favored. Bees of all subspecies demonstrated risk indifferent behavior regardless of whether they favored yellow flowers or blue and white flowers. Flower handling time differed among subspecies and increased with reward quantity, and when a reward was present. Flight time between consecutive flowers also differed among honey bee subspecies. Foragers of all subspecies had a higher net gain when visiting flowers with consistent rewards.

引用

页码：100 / 116

页数：17

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