Function and mechanism of mirror-image ambiguity in bumblebees
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A study investigating floral recognition by bumblebees focuses on the function and mechanism of mirror-image ambiguity. The study shows that bees, previously trained to distinguish between unrewarding and rewarding artificial flowers, chose the left-right reversal over a mirror image configuration and a novel configuration. The findings fail to support the mirror-image mental transformation hypothesis but suggest that there is a specific mechanism for left-right transposition of a floral pattern.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1997
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How do bumblebees first find flowers? Unlearned approach responses and habituation
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Flower-naive bumblebees, Bombus impatiens, with unrewarding stimuli in a radial arm maze is presented and their approach responses are compared to stimulus are compared. The comparison showed that bees showed a significant preference for yellow and blue over other colors and for radial patterns over concentric patterns or unpatterned discs.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Facultative use of the repellent scent mark in foraging bumblebees: complex versus simple flowers
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Variations in the responses of the foraging bumblebees to the scent marks on both complex and simple flowers are analyzed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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