Consistent interindividual differences in discrimination performance by bumblebees in colour, shape and odour learning tasks (hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus terrestris)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Muller, Helene ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758); Cognition; Individuality; Olfaction; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881507625     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/34/2012/1     Document Type: Article

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