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.