Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama

dc.contributor.authorWikelski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMoxley, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorEaton-Mordas, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Uribe, Margarita M.
dc.contributor.authorHolland, Richard
dc.contributor.authorMoskowitz, David
dc.contributor.authorRoubik, David W.
dc.contributor.authorKays, Roland
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-03T20:28:38Z
dc.date.available2020-07-03T20:28:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-03
dc.description.abstractNeotropical orchid bees (Euglossini) are often cited as classic examples of trapline-foragers with potentially extensive foraging ranges. If long-distance movements are habitual, rare plants in widely scattered locations may benefit from euglossine pollination services. Here we report the first successful use of micro radio telemetry to track the movement of an insect pollinator in a complex and forested environment. Our results indicate that individual male orchid bees (Exaerete frontalis) habitually use large rainforest areas (at least 42–115 ha) on a daily basis. Aerial telemetry located individuals up to 5 km away from their core areas, and bees were often stationary, for variable periods, between flights to successive localities. These data suggest a higher degree of site fidelity than what may be expected in a free living male bee, and has implications for our understanding of biological activity patterns and the evolution of forest pollinators.
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1
dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.1110
dc.relation.ispartofdoi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010738
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectanimal foraging
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectBarro Colorado Island
dc.subjectExaerete frontalis
dc.subjectinsects
dc.subjectorchid bees
dc.subjectPanama
dc.subjectpollinators
dc.subjectradio telemetry
dc.titleOrchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama
dc.typeDataset
dspace.entity.typeData package
dwc.ScientificNameExaerete frontalis
mdr.citation.BibTex
@misc{001/1_qd2470d6/1,
  title = {Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama},
  author = {Wikelski, M and Moxley, J and Eaton-Mordas, A and López-Uribe, MM and Holland, R and Moskowitz, D and Roubik, DW and Kays, R},
  year = {2020},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
Wikelski M, Moxley J, Eaton-Mordas A, López-Uribe MM, Holland R, Moskowitz D, Roubik DW, Kays R. 2020. Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1
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AU  - Wikelski, Martin
AU  - Moxley, Jerry
AU  - Eaton-Mordas, Alexander
AU  - López-Uribe, Margarita M.
AU  - Holland, Richard
AU  - Moskowitz, David
AU  - Roubik, David W.
AU  - Kays, Roland
Y1  - 2020/07/03
KW  - animal foraging
KW  - animal movement
KW  - animal tracking
KW  - Barro Colorado Island
KW  - Exaerete frontalis
KW  - insects
KW  - orchid bees
KW  - Panama
KW  - pollinators
KW  - radio telemetry
KW  - Exaerete frontalis
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DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1
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