Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension

A recent study showed that the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata could learn to discriminate odors in a classical conditioning of proboscis extension response (PER). Here we used this protocol to investigate the ability of these bees to use olfactory information obtained within the colony in an...

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Autores principales:	McCabe, S.I., Farina, W.M.
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Materias:	Associative learning Information transfer Odor discrimination Social learning Stingless bees animal article bee conditioned reflex discrimination learning feeding behavior learning odor physiology sense organ social behavior Animals Association Learning Bees Conditioning, Classical Discrimination Learning Feeding Behavior Odors Sense Organs Smell Social Behavior
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03407594_v195_n2_p113_McCabe
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_03407594_v195_n2_p113_McCabe2023-10-03T15:26:05Z Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension McCabe, S.I. Farina, W.M. Associative learning Information transfer Odor discrimination Social learning Stingless bees animal article bee conditioned reflex discrimination learning feeding behavior learning odor physiology sense organ social behavior Animals Association Learning Bees Conditioning, Classical Discrimination Learning Feeding Behavior Odors Sense Organs Smell Social Behavior A recent study showed that the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata could learn to discriminate odors in a classical conditioning of proboscis extension response (PER). Here we used this protocol to investigate the ability of these bees to use olfactory information obtained within the colony in an experimental context: the PER paradigm. We compared their success in solving a classical differential conditioning depending on the previous olfactory experiences received inside the nest. We found that M. quadrifasciata bees are capable of transferring the food-odor information acquired in the colony to a differential conditioning in the PER paradigm. Bees attained higher discrimination levels when they had previously encountered the rewarded odor associated to food inside the hive. The increase in the discrimination levels, however, was in some cases unspecific to the odor used indicating a certain degree of generalization. The influence of the food scent offered at a field feeder 24 h before the classical conditioning could also be seen in the discrimination attained by the foragers in the PER setup, detecting the presence of long-term memory. Moreover, the improved performance of recruited bees in the PER paradigm suggests the occurrence of social learning of nectar scents inside the stingless bees' hives. © 2008 Springer-Verlag. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03407594_v195_n2_p113_McCabe
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topic	Associative learning Information transfer Odor discrimination Social learning Stingless bees animal article bee conditioned reflex discrimination learning feeding behavior learning odor physiology sense organ social behavior Animals Association Learning Bees Conditioning, Classical Discrimination Learning Feeding Behavior Odors Sense Organs Smell Social Behavior
spellingShingle	Associative learning Information transfer Odor discrimination Social learning Stingless bees animal article bee conditioned reflex discrimination learning feeding behavior learning odor physiology sense organ social behavior Animals Association Learning Bees Conditioning, Classical Discrimination Learning Feeding Behavior Odors Sense Organs Smell Social Behavior McCabe, S.I. Farina, W.M. Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
topic_facet	Associative learning Information transfer Odor discrimination Social learning Stingless bees animal article bee conditioned reflex discrimination learning feeding behavior learning odor physiology sense organ social behavior Animals Association Learning Bees Conditioning, Classical Discrimination Learning Feeding Behavior Odors Sense Organs Smell Social Behavior
description	A recent study showed that the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata could learn to discriminate odors in a classical conditioning of proboscis extension response (PER). Here we used this protocol to investigate the ability of these bees to use olfactory information obtained within the colony in an experimental context: the PER paradigm. We compared their success in solving a classical differential conditioning depending on the previous olfactory experiences received inside the nest. We found that M. quadrifasciata bees are capable of transferring the food-odor information acquired in the colony to a differential conditioning in the PER paradigm. Bees attained higher discrimination levels when they had previously encountered the rewarded odor associated to food inside the hive. The increase in the discrimination levels, however, was in some cases unspecific to the odor used indicating a certain degree of generalization. The influence of the food scent offered at a field feeder 24 h before the classical conditioning could also be seen in the discrimination attained by the foragers in the PER setup, detecting the presence of long-term memory. Moreover, the improved performance of recruited bees in the PER paradigm suggests the occurrence of social learning of nectar scents inside the stingless bees' hives. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
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author	McCabe, S.I. Farina, W.M.
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title	Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
title_short	Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
title_full	Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
title_fullStr	Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
title_full_unstemmed	Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
title_sort	odor information transfer in the stingless bee melipona quadrifasciata: effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension
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Odor information transfer in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata: Effect of in-hive experiences on classical conditioning of proboscis extension

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