Honeybees can learn the relationship between the solar ephemeris and a newlyexperienced landscape

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 3737-3743

  Towne, William F ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Landscape; Learning; Orientation; Sun compass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEE; BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNLIGHT; VISION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SUNLIGHT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 57149104190     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003640     Document Type: Article

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