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9919430

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) can be readily conditioned in the laboratory to specific odors paired with a subsequent sucrose reward. A series of experiments are reported which demonstrate that the ability of bees to acquire and retain this learning is affected by the stage of behavioral development (caste). Results show rapid acquisition of the proboscis extension reflex (PER) conditioning in adult forager bees, however much slower acquisition and poorer retention of the same learning paradigm in younger adults, i.e., nurse bees and guard bees. Further, if nurse bees are made to forage precocially by manipulation of the hive population, these bees show excellent acquisition and retention of PER conditioning comparable to normal adult forager bees. Results are discussed in terms of olfactory learning requirements of bees performing caste-specific behaviors and the maturation of the bee nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0012-1630
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Behavioral development and olfactory learning in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological & Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study