Pattern discrimination by the honeybee: Disruption as a cue

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

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-277

  Horridge, G A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honeybees; Pattern discrimination; Spatial frequency; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030823096     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050113     Document Type: Article

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