Discrimination of closed shapes by two species of bee, Apis mellifera and Megachile rotundata

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 559-572

  Campan, Raymond ^a   Lehrer, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Convex shape; Honeybee; Leaf cutter bee; Luminance contrast; Megachile rotundata; Motion contrast; Shape discrimination; Training; Vision

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FLYING; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION;

EID: 0036022375     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.205.4.559     Document Type: Article

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