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In search of evidence for the experience of pain in honeybees: A self-administration study

Despite their common use as model organisms in scientific experiments, pain and suffering in insects remains controversial and poorly understood. Here we explore potential pain experience in honeybees (Apis mellifera) by testing the self-administration of an analgesic drug. Foragers were subjected t...

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Autores principales: Groening, Julia, Venini, Dustin, Srinivasan, Mandyam V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5379194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28374827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45825