Effect of an amino acid on feeding preferences and learning behavior in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 793-801

  Kim, Young Soo ^a   Smith, Brian H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Conditioning; Honey bee; Sucrose; Taste

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID; DIET; FEEDING; LEARNING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; FEEDING; HONEYBEE; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; ODOR; TASTE PREFERENCE;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0342657763     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00168-7     Document Type: Article

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