A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist affects honey bee sucrose responsiveness and decreases waggle dancing

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2022-2029

  Eiri, Daren M ^a   Nieh, James C ^a  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Imidacloprid; Pesticide; Sucrose response threshold; Waggle dance communication

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NITRO DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; SUCROSE;

EID: 84862509996     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.068718     Document Type: Article

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