Food collection behavior of Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula bees in Brassica napus L. in response to different environmental covariates.
Simone Cristina Camargo, Regina Conceição Garcia, Newton Tavares Escocard de Oliveira, Edmar Soares de Vasconcelos, Douglas Galhardo, Sandra Mara Ströher, Alceu Maurício Hartleben, Bruno Garcia Pires, Gustavo Andrés Patiño Piñeros, David Fernando Gómez Díaz, Renato de Jesus Ribeiro, Thiago Henrique Radtke, Pedro da Rosa Santos, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo
This study examines how Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula bees collect food in Brassica napus under varying environmental conditions and finds differences in their foraging behavior and pollination efficiency.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2018 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition