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A Novel Behavioral Assay to Investigate Gustatory Responses of Individual, Freely-moving Bumble Bees (Bombus terrestris)
Journal JoVE
Neurosciences
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Journal JoVE Neurosciences
A Novel Behavioral Assay to Investigate Gustatory Responses of Individual, Freely-moving Bumble Bees (Bombus terrestris)
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07:30 min

July 21, 2016

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Chapitres

  • 00:05Titre
  • 01:09Preparing the Bees: Capture, Starvation, and Habituation
  • 02:39Behavioral Test
  • 05:11Results: Aversion to Quinine-laced Sucrose
  • 06:38Conclusion

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A novel behavioral assay is described for investigating the short term gustatory responses of the mouthparts of freely-moving bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) toward nutrients and toxins in solution.

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