Detection of patches of coloured discs by bees

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2101-2104

  Wertlen, Anna M ^a   Niggebrügge, Claudia ^a   Vorobyev, Misha ^b   Hempel De Ibarra, Natalie ^a,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; FLOWER; MAZE TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR PERCEPTION; FLOWERS; MAZE LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 47949116831     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.014571     Document Type: Article

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