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The effects of foraging role and genotype on light and sucrose responsiveness in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.).
Behavioural brain research - 14 Dec 2009
Tsuruda Jennifer M, Page Robert E
Abstract excerpt
In honey bees, the sensory system can be measured by touching sugar water to the antennae, eliciting the extension of the proboscis. The proboscis extension response (PER) [6,13] is closely associated with complex behavioral traits involving foraging and learning [30-32,34-36,43-49]. Bees specializing in pollen foraging are more responsive to low concentrations of sucrose solution and, as a consequence, perform...
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