期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
卷 188, 期 2, 页码 235-242出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.02.013
关键词
Bees; Skinner box; Artificial flower; Nectar foraging; Learning
资金
- Societe Picarde pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal
- Unite Dynamiques des Systemes Anthropises [JE 2532]
- UMR [BiO3P]
The experimental study of nectar foraging behavior in free-flying bees requires the use of automated devices to control solution delivery and measure dependent variables associated with nectar gathering. We describe a new computer-controlled artificial flower and provide calibration data to measure the precision of the apparatus. Our device is similar to a Skinner box and we present data of an experiment where various amounts of a 50% sugar solution are presented randomly to individual bees. These data show large individual variations among subjects across several dependent variables. Finally, we discuss possible applications of our device to problems in behavioral sciences. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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