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. 2007 Jun 20;2(6):e556. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000556

Table 3. Variation in nectar foraging performance for nine bumblebee colonies.

colony foraging rate (mg/hr)
median interquartile range range (min/max) bouts
A 22.02 24.82 −7.8/129.5 38
B 27.14 71.17 −112.5/255 45
C 27.93 47.70 −160/1400 93
D 25.56 53.24 −120/480 71
E 35.72 55.63 −91.6/234.2 52
F 30.26 41.34 −47.6/181.4 65
G 25.93 38.17 −70.3/372 51
H 38.82 61.25 −45.8/341.5 81
I 34.47 43.85 −24.6/300 41

Data presented are the median, interquartile range, and range (minimum and maximum) foraging rates for each colony calculated for the number of foraging bouts indicated in the last column.