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Effect of acute pesticide exposure on bee spatial working memory using an analogue of the radial-arm maze

Pesticides, including neonicotinoids, typically target pest insects by being neurotoxic. Inadvertent exposure to foraging insect pollinators is usually sub-lethal, but may affect cognition. One cognitive trait, spatial working memory, may be important in avoiding previously-visited flowers and other...

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Autores principales: Samuelson, Elizabeth E. W., Chen-Wishart, Zachary P., Gill, Richard J., Leadbeater, Ellouise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27958350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38957