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Abstract:

A recent study showed that the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata could learn to discriminate odors in a classical conditioning of proboscis extension response (PER). Here we used this protocol to investigate the ability of these bees to use olfactory information obtained within the colony in an experimental context: the PER paradigm. We compared their success in solving a classical differential conditioning depending on the previous olfactory experiences received inside the nest. We found that M. quadrifasciata bees are capable of transferring the food-odor information acquired in the colony to a differential conditioning in the PER paradigm. Bees attained higher discrimination levels when they had previously encountered the rewarded odor associated to food inside the hive. The increase in the discrimination levels, however, was in some cases unspecific to the odor used indicating a certain degree of generalization. The influence of the food scent offered at a field feeder 24 h before the classical conditioning could also be seen in the discrimination attained by the foragers in the PER setup, detecting the presence of long-term memory. Moreover, the improved performance of recruited bees in the PER paradigm suggests the occurrence of social learning of nectar scents inside the stingless bees' hives. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
Autor:McCabe, S.I.; Farina, W.M.
Filiación:Grupo de Estudio de Insectos Sociales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Associative learning; Information transfer; Odor discrimination; Social learning; Stingless bees; animal; article; bee; conditioned reflex; discrimination learning; feeding behavior; learning; odor; physiology; sense organ; social behavior; Animals; Association Learning; Bees; Conditioning, Classical; Discrimination Learning; Feeding Behavior; Odors; Sense Organs; Smell; Social Behavior
Año:2009
Volumen:195
Número:2
Página de inicio:113
Página de fin:122
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6
Título revista:Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
Título revista abreviado:J. Comp. Physiol. A Neuroethol. Sens. Neural. Behav. Physiol.
ISSN:03407594
CODEN:JCPAD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03407594_v195_n2_p113_McCabe

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McCabe, S.I. & Farina, W.M. (2009) . Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 195(2), 113-122.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6
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McCabe, S.I., Farina, W.M. "Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension" . Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology 195, no. 2 (2009) : 113-122.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6
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McCabe, S.I., Farina, W.M. "Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension" . Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, vol. 195, no. 2, 2009, pp. 113-122.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6
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McCabe, S.I., Farina, W.M. Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension. J. Comp. Physiol. A Neuroethol. Sens. Neural. Behav. Physiol. 2009;195(2):113-122.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-008-0391-6