Morpho-functional asymmetry of the olfactory receptors of the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-225

  Frasnelli, Elisa ^a   Anfora, Gianfranco ^b   Trona, Federica ^b   Tessarolo, Francesco ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antennal sensilla; Lateralization; Olfactory learning; SEM

Indexed keywords

LINALOOL; SUGAR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY MEMORY; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SMELLING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MEMORY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ODORS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; REWARD; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 77649234948     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.01.046     Document Type: Article

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