Does pollen function as a reward for honeybees in associative learning?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-427

  Gruter C ^a,b   Arenas, A ^a   Farina, W M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Associative learning; Pollen; Unconditioned stimulus

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; FLORAL TRAIT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; LEARNING; NECTAR; POLLEN;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 57349110179     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1022-5     Document Type: Article

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