The effect of genotype on response thresholds to sucrose and foraging behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

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

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 489-500

  Page Jr , R E ^a   Erber, J ^b   Fondrk, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Foraging; Genetics; Honey bee; Neurobiology

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; POLLEN; SUCROSE; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 2642644572     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050196     Document Type: Article

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