The early bee catches the flower - circadian rhythmicity influences learning performance in honey bees, Apis mellifera

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-215

  Lehmann, Marina ^a   Gustav, David ^a   Galizia, C Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian; Honey bee; Learning; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COEVOLUTION; FLOWER; HERITABILITY; HONEYBEE; LEARNING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ODOR; OLFACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 78651479728     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1026-9     Document Type: Article

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