Central projections of sensory systems involved in honey bee dance language communication

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Brockmann, Axel ^a   Robinson, Gene E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antennal mechanosensory system; Apis mellifera; Dance language; Dorsal rim area; Gravity proprioceptive system; Honey bee; Johnston's organ; Neck hair plates; Path integration; Waggle dance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; GANGLION; HONEYBEE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY SYSTEM;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SENSE ORGANS;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547106432     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102974     Document Type: Article

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