Fast learning in free-foraging bumble bees is negatively correlated with lifetime resource collection
Abstract Despite widespread interest in the potential adaptive value of individual differences in cognition, few studies have attempted to address the question of how variation in learning and memory impacts their performance in natural environments. Using a novel split-colony experimental design we...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2017-03-01
|
| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00389-0 |