Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance?
Apis mellifera foragers perform waggle dances to communicate the presence of highly desirable nectar sources to their forager-mates. Each waggle dance consists of several waggle-runs (straight movements of the dancer closely aligned on the comb surface) that carry spatial information that the dance...
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paper:paper_03407594_v191_n5_p413_DeMarco2023-06-08T15:34:20Z Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? De Marco, Rodrigo Gil, Mariana Farina, Walter Marcelo Apis mellifera Communication Directional information Waggle dance animal article bee female motor activity orientation physiology reward videorecording Animals Bees Female Motor Activity Orientation Reward Video Recording Apis mellifera foragers perform waggle dances to communicate the presence of highly desirable nectar sources to their forager-mates. Each waggle dance consists of several waggle-runs (straight movements of the dancer closely aligned on the comb surface) that carry spatial information that the dance followers can use to locate the food source being advertised. To address how this complex motor display responds to unpredictable fluctuations in its main triggering stimulus, i.e., sucrose stimulation, we analyzed the effects of an increase in reward on the direction of consecutive waggle-runs as well as other components of the waggle dance. Results show that a sudden increase in reward may increase the directional scatter among consecutive waggle-runs, especially those performed at the beginning of the dance. However, a simultaneous and rapid increase in the duration of the signal-together with a more regular alignment of the later waggle-runs within the signal- seems to compensate the initial increase in directional scatter so that the transfer of directional information remains effective. These results point out that the regulation of dance maneuvers depends on the dancer's motivation to forage. © Springer-Verlag 2005. Fil:De Marco, R.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Gil, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2005 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03407594_v191_n5_p413_DeMarco http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03407594_v191_n5_p413_DeMarco |
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Apis mellifera Communication Directional information Waggle dance animal article bee female motor activity orientation physiology reward videorecording Animals Bees Female Motor Activity Orientation Reward Video Recording De Marco, Rodrigo Gil, Mariana Farina, Walter Marcelo Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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Apis mellifera foragers perform waggle dances to communicate the presence of highly desirable nectar sources to their forager-mates. Each waggle dance consists of several waggle-runs (straight movements of the dancer closely aligned on the comb surface) that carry spatial information that the dance followers can use to locate the food source being advertised. To address how this complex motor display responds to unpredictable fluctuations in its main triggering stimulus, i.e., sucrose stimulation, we analyzed the effects of an increase in reward on the direction of consecutive waggle-runs as well as other components of the waggle dance. Results show that a sudden increase in reward may increase the directional scatter among consecutive waggle-runs, especially those performed at the beginning of the dance. However, a simultaneous and rapid increase in the duration of the signal-together with a more regular alignment of the later waggle-runs within the signal- seems to compensate the initial increase in directional scatter so that the transfer of directional information remains effective. These results point out that the regulation of dance maneuvers depends on the dancer's motivation to forage. © Springer-Verlag 2005. |
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De Marco, Rodrigo Gil, Mariana Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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De Marco, Rodrigo Gil, Mariana Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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De Marco, Rodrigo |
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Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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Does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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does an increase in reward affect the precision of the encoding of directional information in the honeybee waggle dance? |
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