Homing ability of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Homing ability of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
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DOI：
10.1051/apido:2001115
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
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2.4
通讯作者：
Stout, JC
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作者：
Goulson, D;Stout, JC
研究了熊蜂在人工迁移后对巢址的定位能力。熊蜂（膜翅目：蜜蜂科）工人标有编号标签和流离失所的15公里，从他们的巢。蜜蜂返回的距离可达9.8公里，返回的蜜蜂比例随着释放地点离巢穴的距离而下降。蜜蜂返回巢穴的速度很慢，通常需要几天时间，即使是最远的地点也在1小时的直飞时间内。这些发现与早期对各种Hyplitera的研究结果一致，并且与以前的建议一致，即最可能的归巢机制是系统搜索，直到遇到熟悉的地标。我们的研究结果还表明，自然觅食范围的B。terrestris可以跨越几公里。
The ability of bumblebees to locate their nest site following artificial displacement was investigated. Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) workers were marked with numbered tags and displaced up to 15 km from their nest. Bees returned from distances of up to 9.8 km, with the proportion of bees returning declining with distance of the release site from the nest. Bees were slow to return to their nests, often taking several days when even the most distant sites were all within 1 h direct flight time. These findings concur with those of earlier studies on various Hymenoptera, and they are consistent with previous suggestions that the most probable homing mechanism is a systematic search until familiar landmarks are encountered. Our results also suggest that the natural foraging range of B. terrestris may span several km.