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Trade-Off between Foraging Activity and Infestation by Nest Parasites in the Primitively Eusocial Bee Halictus scabiosae
Joint Authors
Kastberger, Gerald
Hötzl, Thomas
Mirwald, Lea
Lienhard, Andrea
Kranner, Ilse
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-02-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diurnal activities of Halictus scabiosae bees and their nest parasites (major bee-flies, cuckoo wasps, ichneumon wasps, Sphecodes bees, and velvet ants) were investigated at a study site with 159 nests in Eastern Austria.
Foraging activity correlated with ambient temperature only before midday and decreased in the afternoon.
The activity of nest-infesting parasites increased during the day and correlated with ambient temperature.
The match factor fm between the ratios of the foraging activities of H.
scabiosae and the ratios of aspects of morning temperature was assessed on three consecutive days with different weather.
The activity patterns of halictine bees and their nest parasites differed: the parasites exhibited only small time windows in which their activities were synchronised with those of their hosts.
The bees exhibited an anticyclic behaviour and collected food in times of low parasite pressure and decreased foraging activity when parasite pressure increased.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lienhard, Andrea& Mirwald, Lea& Hötzl, Thomas& Kranner, Ilse& Kastberger, Gerald. 2010. Trade-Off between Foraging Activity and Infestation by Nest Parasites in the Primitively Eusocial Bee Halictus scabiosae. Psyche،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lienhard, Andrea…[et al.]. Trade-Off between Foraging Activity and Infestation by Nest Parasites in the Primitively Eusocial Bee Halictus scabiosae. Psyche No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lienhard, Andrea& Mirwald, Lea& Hötzl, Thomas& Kranner, Ilse& Kastberger, Gerald. Trade-Off between Foraging Activity and Infestation by Nest Parasites in the Primitively Eusocial Bee Halictus scabiosae. Psyche. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492182
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492182