Published work on bumblebees' cognitive abilities
We are still in early stages of the project and there are no publications on tool use in bumblebees yet. The publications listed below are studies I have conducted with bumblebees adapting methodologies previously used with great apes.
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Martin-Ordas G (2024) The constructive nature of memories in insects: bumblebees as a case study Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, B. B37920230405 http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0405
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Martin-Ordas G (2024) Inferential reasoning abilities in wild-caught bumblebees. Biology Letters, 20 (6). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0561
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Martin-Ordas G (2023) Relational reasoning in wild bumblebees revisited: the role of distance. Scientific Reports, 13, Art. No.: 22311. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49840-5
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Martin-Ordas G (2022) Frames of reference in small-scale spatial tasks in wild bumblebees. Scientific Reports, 12, Art. No.: 21683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26282-z
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Martin-Ordas G (2022) Spontaneous relational and object similarity in wild bumblebees. Biology Letters, 18 (8), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0253
