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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Autores principales: Gil, Mariana, De Marco, Rodrigo
Publicado: 2006
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spelling 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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
topic_facet 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
description 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.
author Gil, Mariana
De Marco, Rodrigo
author_facet Gil, Mariana
De Marco, Rodrigo
author_sort Gil, Mariana
title Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
title_short Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
title_full Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
title_fullStr Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
title_full_unstemmed Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
title_sort apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
publishDate 2006
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil
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