Comparison of learning and memory of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera
| Autor: | Liu-Qing Tian, Zhi-Jiang Zeng, Shaowu Zhang, Xu-Jiang He, Qiu-Hong Qin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Communication
Behavior Animal Physiology business.industry Maze learning Biology Bees biology.organism_classification Memory performance Behavioral Neuroscience Behavioral data Species Specificity Memory Animals Learning Animal Science and Zoology Animal behavior business Maze Learning Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Apis cerana |
| Zdroj: | Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology. 198(10) |
| ISSN: | 1432-1351 |
| Popis: | The honeybee is an excellent model organism for research on learning and memory among invertebrates. Learning and memory in honeybees has intrigued neuroscientists and entomologists in the last few decades, but attention has focused almost solely on the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera. In contrast, there have been few studies on learning and memory in the Eastern honeybee, Apis cerana. Here we report comparative behavioral data of color and grating learning and memory for A. cerana and A. mellifera in China, gathered using a Y-maze apparatus. We show for the first time that the learning and memory performance of A. cerana is significantly better on both color and grating patterns than that of A. mellifera. This study provides the first evidence of a learning and memory difference between A. cerana and A. mellifera under controlled conditions, and it is an important basis for the further study of the mechanism of learning and memory in honeybees. |
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