Octopamine modulates responsiveness to foraging-related stimuli in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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

Volumn 188, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 603-610

  Barron, A B ^a   Schulz, D J ^a   Robinson, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural development; Biogenic amines; Division of labor; Honey bee; Social insects

Indexed keywords

OCTOPAMINE; PHEROMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEES; COHORT STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; OCTOPAMINE; PHEROMONES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036771240     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0335-5     Document Type: Article

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