The proboscis extension reflex to evaluate learning and memory in honeybees (Apis mellifera): some caveats

EH Frost, D Shutler, NK Hillier - Naturwissenschaften, 2012 - Springer
The proboscis extension reflex (PER) is widely used in a classical conditioning (Pavlovian)
context to evaluate learning and memory of a variety of insect species. The literature is …

Olfactory Learning in the Stingless Bee Melipona eburnea Friese (Apidae: Meliponini)

M Amaya-Márquez, S Tusso, J Hernández, JD Jiménez… - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Olfactory learning and floral scents are co-adaptive traits in the plant–pollinator relationship.
However, how scent relates to cognition and learning in the diverse group of Neotropical …

Ethanol-Induced Effects on Sting Extension Response and Punishment Learning in the Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

MA Giannoni-Guzmán, T Giray, JL Agosto-Rivera… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Acute ethanol administration is associated with sedation and analgesia as well as
behavioral disinhibition and memory loss but the mechanisms underlying these effects …

The effect of ethanol on reversal learning in honey bees (Apis mellifera anatolica): Response inhibition in a social insect model

CI Abramson, DPA Craig, CA Varnon, H Wells - Alcohol, 2015 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of ethanol on reversal learning in honey bees (Apis mellifera
anatolica). The rationale behind the present experiment was to determine the species …

Failure to Find Ethanol‐Induced Conditioned Taste Aversion in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

CA Varnon, CW Dinges, TE Black… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) learning is a highly specialized form of
conditioning found across taxa that leads to avoidance of an initially neutral stimulus, such …

Ethanol levels in honeybee hemolymph resulting from alcohol ingestion

J Bozic, J DiCesare, H Wells, CI Abramson - Alcohol, 2007 - Elsevier
Our previous work on a social insect model of ethanol-induced behavior focused on
behavioral studies of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). We now investigate the dependence of …

Social Reinforcement Delays in Free-Flying Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

DPA Craig, JW Grice, CA Varnon, B Gibson… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) reactions were observed when presented with
varying schedules of post-reinforcement delays of 0 s, 300 s, or 600 s. We measured inter …

Pavlovian conditioning of the proboscis extension reflex in harnessed foragers using paired vs. unpaired and discrimination learning paradigms: tests for differences …

CI Abramson, TA Mixson, I Çakmak, AJ Place, H Wells - Apidologie, 2008 - apidologie.org
Experiments utilized three honeybee subspecies from very distinct biomes (Apis mellifera
caucasica, Am carnica, Am syriaca). In experiment one a simple association between odor …

The Effects of Ethanol and Acetic acid on Behaviour of Extranidal Workers of the Narrow-Headed Ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during a Field …

J Korczyńska, A Szczuka, J Urzykowska… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Alcoholism (addiction to ethanol, a common alcohol present in our
beverages) is among the most important problems encountered in the domain of human …

[图书][B] The earwig's tail: A modern bestiary of multi-legged legends

MR Berenbaum - 2009 - degruyter.com
In the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of
rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. Entomologist …