Space use of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) revealed by radio-tracking.

Accurate estimates of movement behavior and distances travelled by animals are difficult to obtain, especially for small-bodied insects where transmitter weights have prevented the use of radio-tracking.Here, we report the first successful use of micro radio telemetry to track flight distances and s...

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Main Authors: Melanie Hagen, Martin Wikelski, W Daniel Kissling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3095635?pdf=render