Selective interspecific information use in the nest choice of solitary bees

• Published in: Animal biology (Leiden, Netherlands) Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 215 - 225
• Main Authors: Loukola, Olli J, Gatto, Elia, Híjar-Islas, Ana C, Chittka, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden|Boston Brill 01.04.2020; Brill Academic Publishers, Inc
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Bees; Cavity nesting; Coexistence; Cognition; Cognitive ability; foraging; geometry; insect nests; Interspecific; Learning; Nesting; nesting sites; Nests; Niche overlap; Observational learning; Osmia rufa; parasitism; Site selection; Social interactions; solitary bees; Species

Abstract Most of the studies on learning in bees have focused on the foraging context; we know little about the preferences and cognitive processes in nest-site selection, especially in solitary bees. The majority of the bee species are solitary and in contrast to eusocial bees, solitary bees’ cogni...