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Giurfa, M.; Núñez, J.; Chittka, L.; Menzel, R. "Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees" (1995) Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 177(3):247-259
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Abstract:

Flower-naive honeybees Apis mellifera L. flying in an enclosure were tested for their colour preferences. Bees were rewarded once on an achromatic (grey, aluminium or hardboard), or on a chromatic (ultraviolet) disk. Since naive bees never alighted on colour stimuli alone, a scent was given in combination with colour. Their landings on twelve colour stimuli were recorded. Results after one reward ("first test") were analysed separately from those obtained after few rewards ("late tests"). 1) After pre-training to achromatic signals, bees preferred, in the first test, bee-uv-blue and bee-green colours. With increasing experience, the original preference pattern persisted but the choice of bee-blue and bee-green colours increased. 2) Neither colour distance of the test stimuli to the background or to the pre-training signal, nor their intensity, nor their green contrast, accounted for the colour choice of bees. Choices reflected innate preferences and were only associated with stimulus hue. 3) Bees learned very quickly the pre-trained chromatic stimulus, the original colour preferences being thus erased. 4) Colour preferences were strongly correlated with flower colour and its associated nectar reward, as measured in 154 flower species. 5) Colour preferences also resemble the wavelength dependence of colour learning demonstrated in experienced bees. © 1995 Springer-Verlag.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees
Autor:Giurfa, M.; Núñez, J.; Chittka, L.; Menzel, R.
Filiación:Institut für Neurobiologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Strasse 28/30, Berlin, D-14195, Germany
Dpto. de Ciencias Biológicas, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina
Palabras clave:Apis mellifera; Colour preferences; Colour vision; Flower colours; Honeybees; Apis mellifera
Año:1995
Volumen:177
Número:3
Página de inicio:247
Página de fin:259
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00192415
Título revista:Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Título revista abreviado:J Comp Physiol A
ISSN:03407594
CODEN:JCPAD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03407594_v177_n3_p247_Giurfa

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Giurfa, M., Núñez, J., Chittka, L. & Menzel, R. (1995) . Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 177(3), 247-259.
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Giurfa, M., Núñez, J., Chittka, L., Menzel, R. "Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees" . Journal of Comparative Physiology A 177, no. 3 (1995) : 247-259.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00192415
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Giurfa, M., Núñez, J., Chittka, L., Menzel, R. "Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees" . Journal of Comparative Physiology A, vol. 177, no. 3, 1995, pp. 247-259.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00192415
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Giurfa, M., Núñez, J., Chittka, L., Menzel, R. Colour preferences of flower-naive honeybees. J Comp Physiol A. 1995;177(3):247-259.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00192415