The preferences of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) for different visual cues during the learning process

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 877-889

  Horridge, Adrian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cues; Filters; Honeybee; Insect; Learning; Preferences; Vision

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HONEYBEE; LEARNING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34548187939     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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