Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity
Kentaro Takagi, Kazuharu Ohashi
This study shows bumble bees adjust flower constancy based on spatial mixing of flower species, suggesting it is an optimal foraging strategy rather than a cognitive limitation, and that spatial mixing may promote floral diversity.
Functional Ecology · Feb 10, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition