The mysterious cognitive abilities of bees: Why models of visual processing need to consider experience and individual differences in animal performance

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-395

  Dyer, Adrian G ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour; Conditioning; Learning; Speed accuracy; Y maze

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEE; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; LEARNING; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VISION, OCULAR;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84856608675     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038190     Document Type: Review

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