Jenny K. Burrow

Take it or leaf it: bees learn leaf shape as a cue when flower color is easily learned

This study shows that bees can learn leaf shape as a cue to identify rewarding flowers, but only when flower color cues are difficult to distinguish.

Bees attend primarily to costs, not benefits, to avoid exploitation by floral mimics

This study shows bumble bees prioritize avoiding costly errors over maximizing rewards when foraging, even when rewards are increased.

One for the road: Bumble bees consume pollen at flowers

This study shows bumble bees consume pollen directly from flowers to assess its quality for the colony, not just for personal nutrition.