Pattern recognition in honeybees: Chromatic properties of orientation analysis

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 763-769

  Giger, A D ^a   Srinivasan, M V ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colour blindness; Honeybees; Orientation analysis; Vision

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0001122843     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00225824     Document Type: Article

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