Does pollen function as a reward for honeybees in associative learning?

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serval:BIB_2C20CFEC3074
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Does pollen function as a reward for honeybees in associative learning?
Périodique
Insectes Sociaux
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Grüter C., Arenas A., Farina W.M
ISSN
1420-9098 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0020-1812 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
55
Numéro
4
Pages
425-427
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The ability to learn an association between floral characteristics such as its odor, color and shape and a reward such as nectar is key to honeybee foraging success. Here, we tested if also pollen could function as a reward for associative learning in honeybees. We found that large proportions of bees with and without field experience showed an unconditioned response, the extension of the proboscis, after touching their antennae with bee-collected pollen. Furthermore, bees readily learn to associate an odor with pollen in a classical conditioning assay. We suggest that pollen might play an important role as a reward for free-flying bees.
Mots-clé
Apis mellifera, unconditioned stimulus, associative learning, pollen
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