Importance of social stimuli for the development of learning capability in honeybees

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Ichikawa, Naoko ^a   Sasaki, Masami ^a  

^a TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Learning; Proboscis extension reflex; Social stimuli

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0041877679     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.203     Document Type: Article

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