Inter-individual variability in the foraging behaviour of traplining bumblebees

Abstract Workers of social insects, such as bees, ants and wasps, show some degree of inter-individual variability in decision-making, learning and memory. Whether these natural cognitive differences translate into distinct adaptive behavioural strategies is virtually unknown. Here we examined varia...

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Main Authors: Simon Klein, Cristian Pasquaretta, Andrew B. Barron, Jean-Marc Devaud, Mathieu Lihoreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04919-8