Behavioral studies on tarsal gustation in honeybees: Sucrose responsiveness and sucrose-mediated olfactory conditioning

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 861-869

  De Brito Sanchez, Maria Gabriela ^a   Chen, Chun ^b   Li, Jianjun ^b   Liu, Fanglin ^b   Gauthier, Monique ^a   Giurfa, Martin ^a  

^a Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gustation; Honeybee; Olfactory learning; Sucrose; Tarsi

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CONDITIONING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SMELLING; TASTE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEES; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SMELL; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51749125255     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-008-0357-8     Document Type: Article

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