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Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama
Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama
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Date
2020-07-03
Citation
Wikelski M, Moxley J, Eaton-Mordas A, López-Uribe MM, Holland R, Moskowitz D, Roubik DW, Kays R. Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1Abstract
Neotropical 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.
Keywords
animal foraging,animal movement,animal tracking,Barro Colorado Island,Exaerete frontalis,insects,orchid bees,Panama,pollinators,radio telemetry
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@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}, URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1}, doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1}, publisher = {Movebank data repository} }
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TY - DATA ID - doi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1 T1 - Orchid bees on Barro Colorado Island Panama 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 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 PB - Movebank data repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1 DO - doi:10.5441/001/1.qd2470d6/1 ER -