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Early studies indicate that Apis mellifera bees learn nectar odours within their colonies. This form of olfactory learning, however, has not been analysed by measuring well-quantifiable learning performances and the question remains whether it constitutes a 'robust' form of learning. Hence, we asked whether bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony. To this end, we used the bee proboscis extension response. We found that within-the-nest bees do indeed associate the odour (as the conditioned stimulus) with the sugar (as the unconditioned stimulus) present in the incoming nectar, and that the distribution of scented nectar within the colony allows them to establish long-term olfactory memories. This finding is discussed in the context of efficient foraging. © 2005 The Royal Society.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony
Autor:Gil, M.; De Marco, R.J.
Filiación:Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie/Pharmazie, Institut für Biologie, Königin-Luise-Strasse 28-30, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Palabras clave:Apis mellifera; Conditioning; Nectar foraging; Olfactory learning; Proboscis extension response (PER); bee; foraging behavior; nectar; olfaction; article; conditioning; foraging; honeybee; learning; memory; nectar; nonhuman; odor; olfactory system; organism colony; pollination; priority journal; Apis mellifera; Apoidea
Año:2006
Volumen:2
Número:1
Página de inicio:98
Página de fin:100
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0361
Título revista:Biology Letters
Título revista abreviado:Biol. Lett.
ISSN:17449561
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17449561_v2_n1_p98_Gil

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Gil, M. & De Marco, R.J. (2006) . Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony. Biology Letters, 2(1), 98-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0361
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Gil, M., De Marco, R.J. "Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony" . Biology Letters 2, no. 1 (2006) : 98-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0361
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Gil, M., De Marco, R.J. "Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony" . Biology Letters, vol. 2, no. 1, 2006, pp. 98-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0361
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Gil, M., De Marco, R.J. Apis mellifera bees acquire long-term olfactory memories within the colony. Biol. Lett. 2006;2(1):98-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0361