Reappraising social insect behavior through aversive responsiveness and learning

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Roussel, Edith ^a   Carcaud, Julie ^a   Sandoz, Jean Christophe ^a   Giurfa, Martin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; INSECT SOCIETY; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; REFLEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEE; INSECT; MEMORY;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MEMORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58449124424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004197     Document Type: Article

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