The critical cue in pattern discrimination for the honey bee: Color or form?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 934-940

  Hsu, Pei Shou ^a   Yang, En Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Color; Form; Honey bee; Pattern discrimination

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COLOR; HONEYBEE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RECOGNITION; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84862834031     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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