Altitude control in honeybees: joint vision-based learning and guidance

Abstract Studies on insects’ visual guidance systems have shed little light on how learning contributes to insects’ altitude control system. In this study, honeybees were trained to fly along a double-roofed tunnel after entering it near either the ceiling or the floor of the tunnel. The honeybees t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geoffrey Portelli, Julien R. Serres, Franck Ruffier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09112-5