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The effect of complexity on the discrimination of oriented bars by the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Date

Authors

Horridge, George Adrian

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Visual discrimination of black bars by honeybees was studied in a Y-choice apparatus with fixed vertical patterns at constant range. The problem is to discover how bees remember different degrees of complexity of the orientation cue. Previous conclusions

Keywords

Keywords: animal; article; association; bee; female; orientation; pattern recognition; perceptive discrimination; physiology; Animals; Bees; Cues; Discrimination (Psychology); Female; Orientation; Pattern Recognition, Visual Cues; Honeybee; Orientation; Position; Vision

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86169

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00359-003-0446-7

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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