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A neonicotinoid pesticide impairs foraging, but not learning, in free-flying bumblebees

Neonicotinoids are widely-used pesticides implicated in the decline of bees, known to have sub-lethal effects on bees’ foraging and colony performance. One proposed mechanism for these negative effects is impairment to bees’ ability to learn floral associations. However, the effects of neonicotinoid...

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Autores principales: Muth, F., Leonard, A. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6423345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30886154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39701-5