Pavlovian conditioning of the proboscis extension reflex in harnessed foragers using paired vs. unpaired and discrimination learning paradigms: Tests for differences among honeybee subspecies in Turkey

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 428-435

  Abramson, Charles I ^a   Andrew Mixson, T ^a   Çakmak, Ibrahim ^b   Place, Aaron J ^c   Wells, Harrington ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Northwestern Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera carnica; Apis mellifera caucasica; Apis mellifera syriaca; Discrimination learning; Proboscis conditioning

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CONDITIONING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HONEYBEE; LEARNING; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA; APIS MELLIFERA SYRIACA; APOIDEA;

EID: 52649152948     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008025     Document Type: Article

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