Heritable variation for latent inhibition and its correlation with reversal learning in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 86-97

  Chandra, Sathees B C ^a   Hosler, Jay S ^a   Smith, Brian H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CROSS BREEDING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LEARNING; MALE; ODOR; PHENOTYPE; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEES; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CROSSES, GENETIC; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHENOTYPE; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; SMELL;

EID: 85047679054     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.114.1.86     Document Type: Article

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