The olfactory memory of the honeybee Apis Mellifera

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2045-2055

  Thorn, Robert S ^a   Smith, Brian H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Blocking; Honeybee; Learning; Memory; Odor mixtures; Olfactory conditioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; MEMORY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; MEMORY; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0031193578     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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