Decision-making and associative color learning in harnessed bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1183-1193

  Riveros, Andre J ^a   Gronenberg, Wulfila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bees; Conditioning; Proboscis extension reflex; Speed

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; MODELS, ANIMAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS;

EID: 84867724534     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0542-6     Document Type: Article

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