Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10970936 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We studied food choices of stingless bees after associative and nonassociative olfactory learning. ⺠Bees rarely showed conditioned responses in the classical conditioning trials (proboscis extension reflex, PER, assay). ⺠Bees preferentially chose a feeder carrying the odour experienced during the PER assay. ⺠Food odour preference was independent of sucrose reward during the PER assay. ⺠Nonassociative learning is likely to be important for coordination of pollen foraging.
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Authors
Ana Carolina Roselino, Michael Hrncir,