Bumblebees retrieve only the ordinal ranking of foraging options when comparing memories obtained in distinct settings
C. Solvi, Y. Zhou, M. Roper, Y. Feng, L. Sun, R. Reid, L. Chittka, A. B. Barron, F. Peng
This study shows bumblebees use only ordinal memory of foraging options, not absolute reward values, when making decisions in novel pairings.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2022Animal Behavior & Cognition