Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-122

  Mc Cabe, Sofía I ^a   Farina, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Information transfer; Odor discrimination; Social learning; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449106392     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6     Document Type: Article

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