Spatial encoding by bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) of a reward within an artificial flower array

Animal Cognition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-140

  Church, Dana L ^a   Plowright, Catherine M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Egocentric information; Landmarks; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUES; FEMALE; MEMORY; REWARD; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COLUMBA; IMPATIENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644945016     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-005-0011-6     Document Type: Article

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