Floral Categorization by Bumblebees: The Perceptual and the Functional

This study examines generalization and perceptual similarity judgments in bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) and addresses whether category formation of floral stimuli is based upon perceptual floral features alone or foraging experiences from reward associations. Previous experiments have found that bee...

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Main Authors: Vicki Xu, Catherine M. S. Plowright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2022-08-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/49/5%20Xu_Plowright_ABC_9(3).pdf