Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
Early studies indicate that Apis mellifera bees learn nectar odours within their colonies. This form of olfactory learning, however, has not been analysed by measuring well-quantifiable learning performances and the question remains whether it constitutes a 'robust' form of learning. Hence...
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paper:paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil2023-06-08T16:28:16Z Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony Gil, Mariana De Marco, Rodrigo Apis mellifera Conditioning Nectar foraging Olfactory learning Proboscis extension response (PER) bee foraging behavior nectar olfaction article conditioning foraging honeybee learning memory nectar nonhuman odor olfactory system organism colony pollination priority journal Apis mellifera Apoidea Early studies indicate that Apis mellifera bees learn nectar odours within their colonies. This form of olfactory learning, however, has not been analysed by measuring well-quantifiable learning performances and the question remains whether it constitutes a 'robust' form of learning. Hence, we asked whether bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony. To this end, we used the bee proboscis extension response. We found that within-the-nest bees do indeed associate the odour (as the conditioned stimulus) with the sugar (as the unconditioned stimulus) present in the incoming nectar, and that the distribution of scented nectar within the colony allows them to establish long-term olfactory memories. This finding is discussed in the context of efficient foraging. © 2005 The Royal Society. Fil:Gil, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:De Marco, R.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2006 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil |
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Apis mellifera Conditioning Nectar foraging Olfactory learning Proboscis extension response (PER) bee foraging behavior nectar olfaction article conditioning foraging honeybee learning memory nectar nonhuman odor olfactory system organism colony pollination priority journal Apis mellifera Apoidea |
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Apis mellifera Conditioning Nectar foraging Olfactory learning Proboscis extension response (PER) bee foraging behavior nectar olfaction article conditioning foraging honeybee learning memory nectar nonhuman odor olfactory system organism colony pollination priority journal Apis mellifera Apoidea Gil, Mariana De Marco, Rodrigo Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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Apis mellifera Conditioning Nectar foraging Olfactory learning Proboscis extension response (PER) bee foraging behavior nectar olfaction article conditioning foraging honeybee learning memory nectar nonhuman odor olfactory system organism colony pollination priority journal Apis mellifera Apoidea |
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Early studies indicate that Apis mellifera bees learn nectar odours within their colonies. This form of olfactory learning, however, has not been analysed by measuring well-quantifiable learning performances and the question remains whether it constitutes a 'robust' form of learning. Hence, we asked whether bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony. To this end, we used the bee proboscis extension response. We found that within-the-nest bees do indeed associate the odour (as the conditioned stimulus) with the sugar (as the unconditioned stimulus) present in the incoming nectar, and that the distribution of scented nectar within the colony allows them to establish long-term olfactory memories. This finding is discussed in the context of efficient foraging. © 2005 The Royal Society. |
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Gil, Mariana De Marco, Rodrigo |
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Gil, Mariana De Marco, Rodrigo |
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Gil, Mariana |
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Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony |
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2006 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil |
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