Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees

Food scents circulating inside beehives influence foraging preferences in the field. However, the persistence and nature of the prior experience that lead to this biased response remain unknown. To determine how long honeybees show a food preference after experiencing a scented food inside the colon...

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Publicado:	2008
Materias:	Apis mellifera Foraging choice Honeybee Long-term memory Olfactory learning colony flower food preference foraging behavior honeybee learning memory olfactory cue Apoidea
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas2023-06-08T15:05:06Z Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees Apis mellifera Foraging choice Honeybee Long-term memory Olfactory learning colony flower food preference foraging behavior honeybee learning memory olfactory cue Apis mellifera Apoidea Food scents circulating inside beehives influence foraging preferences in the field. However, the persistence and nature of the prior experience that lead to this biased response remain unknown. To determine how long honeybees show a food preference after experiencing a scented food inside the colony, we offered sugar solution scented into beehives. After all the combs of the experimental colonies were replaced, the landing responses of foragers were quantified in a two-scented-feeder situation outside the colony. We also tested whether bees exposed to a volatile compound inside the hive preferred a feeder scented with this odor to an unscented one. Results support the conclusion that the offering of a scented food enhanced the bias to this odor, whereas the volatile compound exposure caused a reduced landing response towards the scented option. These results suggest that olfactory experiences occurring within the beehive can promote changes in foraging preferences for several days. © 2008 INRA DIB-AGIB EDP Sciences. 2008 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas
institution	Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic	Apis mellifera Foraging choice Honeybee Long-term memory Olfactory learning colony flower food preference foraging behavior honeybee learning memory olfactory cue Apis mellifera Apoidea
spellingShingle	Apis mellifera Foraging choice Honeybee Long-term memory Olfactory learning colony flower food preference foraging behavior honeybee learning memory olfactory cue Apis mellifera Apoidea Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
topic_facet	Apis mellifera Foraging choice Honeybee Long-term memory Olfactory learning colony flower food preference foraging behavior honeybee learning memory olfactory cue Apis mellifera Apoidea
description	Food scents circulating inside beehives influence foraging preferences in the field. However, the persistence and nature of the prior experience that lead to this biased response remain unknown. To determine how long honeybees show a food preference after experiencing a scented food inside the colony, we offered sugar solution scented into beehives. After all the combs of the experimental colonies were replaced, the landing responses of foragers were quantified in a two-scented-feeder situation outside the colony. We also tested whether bees exposed to a volatile compound inside the hive preferred a feeder scented with this odor to an unscented one. Results support the conclusion that the offering of a scented food enhanced the bias to this odor, whereas the volatile compound exposure caused a reduced landing response towards the scented option. These results suggest that olfactory experiences occurring within the beehive can promote changes in foraging preferences for several days. © 2008 INRA DIB-AGIB EDP Sciences.
title	Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
title_short	Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
title_full	Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
title_fullStr	Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
title_full_unstemmed	Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
title_sort	floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees
publishDate	2008
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v39_n6_p714_Arenas
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Floral scents experienced within the colony affect long-term foraging preferences in honeybees

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