Floral volatiles and reward traits are major drivers for the behavior of mutualistic as well as
antagonistic flower visitors, ie, pollinators and florivores. These floral traits differ …

Learning and memory are fundamental processes, influencing animal foraging behaviour
and fitness success. Evaluating food nutritional quality, particularly of proteins and essential …

The volatile profile of bee pollen samples from Central and Eastern Europe was investigated
by headspace solid phase microextraction (HS‐SPME) combined with gas chromatography …

La apicultura en la Región Andino-Norpatagónica es una actividad productiva de pequeña
escala, con gran potencial de desarrollo. Conocer la distribución espacio-temporal de las …

Searching for reward motivates and drives behaviour. In honey bees Apis mellifera,
specialized pollen foragers are attracted to and learn odours with pollen. However, the role …

Highlights•We examined bumble bees' switching decisions to novel types of flowers.•Bees
were trained to legitimately visit or rob blue flowers to obtain reward.•Novel (dark blue or …

Pollen selection affects honeybee colony development and productivity. Considering that
pollen is consumed by young in-hive bees, and not by foragers, we hypothesized that young …

Learning is the process through which skills, knowledge, behaviors are acquired and
developed. Through life experiences, pollinator insects, learn to associate odor or visual …

La apicultura es una actividad de importancia para la producción de alimentos en todo el
mundo y que está basada principalmente en una sola especie de abeja, Apis mellifera L., la …