Light Sensitive Bumblebee Species Are Associated With Forest Habitat and Forest-Dominated Landscapes.

ABSTRACT: We investigate whether the eye parameter of bumblebees-a visual trait measuring the tradeoff between light sensitivity and visual resolution-is associated with: (i) local habitats, (ii) forest cover at the landscape scale (1 km radius), and (iii) the shade tolerance of the plants they forage on. The association of bumblebee species with local habitat and forest cover at the landscape scale was analyzed using generalized linear mixed models. We combined data from the Norwegian national bumblebee monitoring program with Corine CLC+ land cover and bumblebee functional traits: eye parameter and intertegular distance. These analyses were done at the species and community level. To determine whether bumblebee light sensitivity correlated with the shade tolerance of the plant they forage on, we c

SUBMITTER: Bartholomee O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12545700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature