Operant conditioning of antennal muscle activity in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

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

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 557-565

  Erber, J ^a   Pribbenow, B ^a   Kisch, J ^a   Faensen, D ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antennal system; Honey bee; Neural correlate of learning; Operant learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033884972     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590000111     Document Type: Article

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