The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee
Background: Honeybees (Apis mellifera) exhibit an extraordinarily tuned division of labor that depends on age polyethism. This adjustment is generally associated with the fact that individuals of different ages display different response thresholds to given stimuli, which determine specific behavior...
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paper:paper_19326203_v5_n10_p_Ramirez2023-06-08T16:30:52Z The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee Ramirez, Gabriela Paola Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo sucrose animal experiment article conditioning controlled study food processing honeybee imago memory consolidation nerve cell plasticity nonhuman odor reward scoring system smelling task performance taste animal bee motivation odor physiology Apis mellifera Apoidea Animals Bees Motivation Smell Taste Background: Honeybees (Apis mellifera) exhibit an extraordinarily tuned division of labor that depends on age polyethism. This adjustment is generally associated with the fact that individuals of different ages display different response thresholds to given stimuli, which determine specific behaviors. For instance, the sucrose-response threshold (SRT) which largely depends on genetic factors may also be affected by the nectar sugar content. However, it remains unknown whether SRTs in workers of different ages and tasks can differ depending on gustatory and olfactory experiences. Methodology: Groups of worker bees reared either in an artificial environment or else in a queen-right colony, were exposed to different reward conditions at different adult ages. Gustatory response scores (GRSs) and odor-memory retrieval were measured in bees that were previously exposed to changes in food characteristics. Principal Findings: Results show that the gustatory responses of pre-foraging-aged bees are affected by changes in sucrose solution concentration and also to the presence of an odor provided it is presented as scented sucrose solution. In contrast no differences in worker responses were observed when presented with odor only in the rearing environment. Fast modulation of GRSs was observed in older bees (12-16 days of age) which are commonly involved in food processing tasks within the hive, while slower modulation times were observed in younger bees (commonly nurse bees, 6-9 days of age). This suggests that older food-processing bees have a higher plasticity when responding to fluctuations in resource information than younger hive bees. Adjustments in the number of trophallaxis events were also found when scented food circulated inside the nest, and this was positively correlated with the differences in timing observed in gustatory responsiveness and memory retention for hive bees of different age classes. Conclusions: This work demonstrates the accessibility of chemosensory information in the honeybee colonies with respect to incoming nectar. The modulation of the sensory-response systems within the hive can have important effects on the dynamics of food transfer and information propagation. © 2010 Ramírez et al. Fil:Ramírez, G.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández, V.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2010 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_19326203_v5_n10_p_Ramirez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v5_n10_p_Ramirez |
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sucrose animal experiment article conditioning controlled study food processing honeybee imago memory consolidation nerve cell plasticity nonhuman odor reward scoring system smelling task performance taste animal bee motivation odor physiology Apis mellifera Apoidea Animals Bees Motivation Smell Taste Ramirez, Gabriela Paola Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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sucrose animal experiment article conditioning controlled study food processing honeybee imago memory consolidation nerve cell plasticity nonhuman odor reward scoring system smelling task performance taste animal bee motivation odor physiology Apis mellifera Apoidea Animals Bees Motivation Smell Taste |
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Background: Honeybees (Apis mellifera) exhibit an extraordinarily tuned division of labor that depends on age polyethism. This adjustment is generally associated with the fact that individuals of different ages display different response thresholds to given stimuli, which determine specific behaviors. For instance, the sucrose-response threshold (SRT) which largely depends on genetic factors may also be affected by the nectar sugar content. However, it remains unknown whether SRTs in workers of different ages and tasks can differ depending on gustatory and olfactory experiences. Methodology: Groups of worker bees reared either in an artificial environment or else in a queen-right colony, were exposed to different reward conditions at different adult ages. Gustatory response scores (GRSs) and odor-memory retrieval were measured in bees that were previously exposed to changes in food characteristics. Principal Findings: Results show that the gustatory responses of pre-foraging-aged bees are affected by changes in sucrose solution concentration and also to the presence of an odor provided it is presented as scented sucrose solution. In contrast no differences in worker responses were observed when presented with odor only in the rearing environment. Fast modulation of GRSs was observed in older bees (12-16 days of age) which are commonly involved in food processing tasks within the hive, while slower modulation times were observed in younger bees (commonly nurse bees, 6-9 days of age). This suggests that older food-processing bees have a higher plasticity when responding to fluctuations in resource information than younger hive bees. Adjustments in the number of trophallaxis events were also found when scented food circulated inside the nest, and this was positively correlated with the differences in timing observed in gustatory responsiveness and memory retention for hive bees of different age classes. Conclusions: This work demonstrates the accessibility of chemosensory information in the honeybee colonies with respect to incoming nectar. The modulation of the sensory-response systems within the hive can have important effects on the dynamics of food transfer and information propagation. © 2010 Ramírez et al. |
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Ramirez, Gabriela Paola Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Ramirez, Gabriela Paola Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Ramirez, Gabriela Paola |
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The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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The influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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influence of gustatory and olfactory experiences on responsiveness to reward in the honeybee |
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2010 |
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