Aversive conditioning in honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera anatolica</i>): a comparison of drones and workers

Dinges, Christopher W.; Avalos, Arián; Abramson, Charles I.; Craig, David P.; Austin, Zoe M.; Varnon, Christopher A.; Dal, Fatima Nur; Giray, Tuğrul; Wells, Harrington

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“…Visual stimuli were presented consisting of two paint swatches, one green and the other yellow. These colors were chosen due to previous research indicating that they are easily distinguished by bees in aversive-conditioning scenarios (Dinges et al 2013) and corresponded to the colors of two of the three field-training conditions (See Figure 1).…”

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Influence of environmental experience on aversive conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

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Previous experience in a natural environment with a stimulus has lasting influences on honey bee behavior, as demonstrated in laboratory studies of appetitive conditioning. However, it is unknown whether the same holds true for studies of aversive conditioning. Aversive conditioning is important for insects such as honey bees to survive environmental risks. Previous experience in natural settings may lead to maladaptive behavioral patterns in bees exposed to new risks. This study presents the first examination of the effect of a visual stimulus presented in a naturalistic setting on aversive conditioning, using the shuttle box choice chamber paradigm. The present study examines both the effect of the visual stimuli, as well as differences present between the Apis mellifera subspecies of mellifera and ligustica . Results support the presence of behavioral biases based on the visual stimulus presented prior to the experimental sessions.aversive conditioning / memory carry-over / bias / honey bee / Apis mellifera mellifera / Apis mellifera ligustica / shuttle box

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“…All bees were allowed at least 30 min from collection prior to the beginning of the experimental trials to allow for consistent exposure to the color stimulus. Dinges et al (2013) and the visual stimulus used for the discrimination tasks.…”

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Learning in Workers and Drones

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2013

Journal of Experimental Biology

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The tiny Cuban tree frog can jump an impressive 1.7 m, but its relative, the larger and more muscular bullfrog, can rarely muster anything farther than 1 m in the lab. Initially, the bullfrog's dismal jumping performance was blamed on a trade-off caused by the need to jump and swim; however, Henry Astley, a PhD student from Brown University, USA, wasn't convinced: 'Other papers suggested that they had a catapult mechanism like the tree frogs, where they stretch an elastic tendon and then quickly recoil, like a bow and arrow, and if so, they should be doing a lot better than they appear to be doing in lab.' What's more, The Guinness Book of World Records documents the achievements of 'Rosie the Ribeter' a wild bullfrog who, in 1986, at the annual Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubliee, jumped a colossal 2.2 m. Was Rosie's jump just a once in a million fluke or were bullfrogs indeed able to jump this far? If so, why weren't they performing to their maximum potential in the lab? Astley decided it was time to find out (p. 3947). Along with other lab members, Astley made the trip out to Angels Camp, CA, USA, for the 84th session of the fair. Over the course of 4 days, the team filmed jumps from both 'rentals' (frogs rented from the fair organisers) and 'professionals' (frogs hand-selected from the wild by teams that competed annually). During the breaks, the team would lay down a measuring grid for calibration purposes, but on the whole the team were able to sit back and soak up the atmosphere. 'It's a tremendously fun fair to go to and everyone was so enthusiastic about the frogs', says Astley, jokingly adding, 'Plus, how often do you have fieldwork were you eat funnel cake and hot dogs?'

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An Assessment of Fixed Interval Timing in Free-Flying Honey Bees (Apis mellifera ligustica): An Analysis of Individual Performance

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Interval timing is a key element of foraging theory, models of predator avoidance, and competitive interactions. Although interval timing is well documented in vertebrate species, it is virtually unstudied in invertebrates. In the present experiment, we used free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica) as a model for timing behaviors. Subjects were trained to enter a hole in an automated artificial flower to receive a nectar reinforcer (i.e. reward). Responses were continuously reinforced prior to exposure to either a fixed interval (FI) 15-sec, FI 30-sec, FI 60-sec, or FI 120-sec reinforcement schedule. We measured response rate and post-reinforcement pause within each fixed interval trial between reinforcers. Honey bees responded at higher frequencies earlier in the fixed interval suggesting subject responding did not come under traditional forms of temporal control. Response rates were lower during FI conditions compared to performance on continuous reinforcement schedules, and responding was more resistant to extinction when previously reinforced on FI schedules. However, no “scalloped” or “break-and-run” patterns of group or individual responses reinforced on FI schedules were observed; no traditional evidence of temporal control was found. Finally, longer FI schedules eventually caused all subjects to cease returning to the operant chamber indicating subjects did not tolerate the longer FI schedules.

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Aversive conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera anatolica): a comparison of drones and workers

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Influence of environmental experience on aversive conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Influence of environmental experience on aversive conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Learning in Workers and Drones

An Assessment of Fixed Interval Timing in Free-Flying Honey Bees (Apis mellifera ligustica): An Analysis of Individual Performance

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