Behavioural and electrophysiological lateralization in a social (Apis mellifera) but not in a non-social (Osmia cornuta) species of bee

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-239

  Anfora, Gianfranco ^a   Frasnelli, Elisa ^b   Maccagnani, Bettina ^c   Rogers, Lesley J ^d   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c Centro Agricoltura Ambiente G Nicoli Entomology Department   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bee; Evolution of brain asymmetry; Lateralization; Olfactory learning

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HONEYBEE; INSECT SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY MEMORY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OSMIA CORNUTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REWARD; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PENTANOLS; SMELL;

EID: 70350338550     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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