Lateralization of visual learning in the honeybee |
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Authors: | Letzkus Pinar Boeddeker Norbert Wood Jeff T Zhang Shao-Wu Srinivasan Mandyam V |
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Affiliation: | ARC Centre for Excellence in Vision Science, Visual Sciences, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. pinar.cinar@anu.edu.au |
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Abstract: | Lateralization is a well-described phenomenon in humans and other vertebrates and there are interesting parallels across a variety of different vertebrate species. However, there are only a few studies of lateralization in invertebrates. In a recent report, we showed lateralization of olfactory learning in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Here, we investigate lateralization of another sensory modality, vision. By training honeybees on a modified version of a visual proboscis extension reflex task, we find that bees learn a colour stimulus better with their right eye. |
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Keywords: | lateralization insects honeybee vision |
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