Impulsive bees forage better: the advantage of quick, sometimes inaccurate foraging decisions

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Hastiness, brain size and predation regime affect the performance of wild guppies in a spatial memory task (2008, background): “Depending upon the conditions of the cognitive task, whether in the lab or in the wild, hasty individuals can make more errors but still find the reward more quickly than more cautious individuals (Dickman 1990; Burns 2005 ).”
‘X’ marks the spot: The possible benefits of nectar guides to bees and plants (2011, background): “If pollinator fitness depends upon maximizing the rate of nectar collection (as in social bees: Pelletier & McNeil 2003; Burns 2005), then all else being equal, they should select flowers that have shorter handling times.”
The world from a dog's point of view (2013, unknown): “Worker bees that visit fewer flowers often carry higher pollen loads (Burns, 2005; Chittka, Dyer, Bock, & Dornhaus, 2003).”
Speed-accuracy tradeoffs in animal decision making. (2009, background): “In such cases, an adaptive foraging strategy could be one that is fast and error prone [ 3 ,4].”