One day is all it takes: Circadian modulation of the retrieval of colour memories in honeybees

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-22

  Prabhu, Catherine ^a   Cheng, Ken ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Circadian; Honeybee; Integration; Memory; Retention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOR; HONEYBEE; MEMORY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 54049089539     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0631-3     Document Type: Article

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