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Dance-communicated distances support nectar foraging as a supply-driven system

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dc.contributor.authorOhlinger, Bradley D.en
dc.contributor.authorSchürch, Rogeren
dc.contributor.authorSilliman, Mary R.en
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Taylor N.en
dc.contributor.authorCouvillon, Margaret J.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-19T15:41:22Zen
dc.date.available2023-01-19T15:41:22Zen
dc.date.issued2022-08-31en
dc.date.updated2023-01-18T18:39:20Zen
dc.description.abstractMuch like human consumers, honeybees adjust their behaviours based on resources' supply and demand. For both, interactions occur in fluctuating conditions. Honeybees weigh the cost of flight against the benefit of nectar and pollen, which are nutritionally distinct resources that serve different purposes: bees collect nectar continuously to build large honey stores for overwintering, but they collect pollen intermittently to build modest stores for brood production periods. Therefore, nectar foraging can be considered a supply-driven process, whereas pollen foraging is demand-driven. Here we compared the foraging distances, communicated by waggle dances and serving as a proxy for cost, for nectar and pollen in three ecologically distinct landscapes in Virginia. We found that honeybees foraged for nectar at distances 14% further than for pollen across all three sites (n = 6224 dances, p < 0.001). Specific temporal dynamics reveal that monthly nectar foraging occurs at greater distances compared with pollen foraging 85% of the time. Our results strongly suggest that honeybee foraging cost dynamics are consistent with nectar supply-driven and pollen demand-driven processes.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0155en
dc.identifier.eissn1744-957Xen
dc.identifier.issn1744-9561en
dc.identifier.issue8en
dc.identifier.orcidCouvillon, Margaret [0000-0002-0458-298X]en
dc.identifier.orcidSchuerch, Roger [0000-0001-9075-8912]en
dc.identifier.pmid36043303en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/113256en
dc.identifier.volume18en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36043303en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectdemand-drivenen
dc.subjecthoneybee foragingen
dc.subjectsupply-drivenen
dc.subjectwaggle danceen
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen
dc.subject.meshHumansen
dc.subject.meshBeesen
dc.subject.meshPollenen
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavioren
dc.subject.meshVirginiaen
dc.subject.meshPlant Nectaren
dc.titleDance-communicated distances support nectar foraging as a supply-driven systemen
dc.title.serialBiology Lettersen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherJournal Articleen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Entomologyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Facultyen

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