The Effects of Social Interactions on Learning and Memory in the Honey Bee Apis Mellifera

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dc.contributor.advisorZayed, Amro
dc.creatorTsvetkov, Nadejda
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:08:20Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:08:20Z
dc.date.copyright2014-11-13
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:08:20Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe honey bee Apis mellifera has been used to study the genetics of learning and memory for several decades. In Chapter 2, a literature review revealed that learning and memory phenotypes are highly heritable. Several quantitative trait loci and specific genes which code for neurotransmitter receptors were identified. Whereas transcriptomic approaches showed that the process of learning and memory involves hundreds of genes. Although understanding the genetic components is crucial, it is also important to understand how environmental factors affect learning and memory. In Chapter 3, I investigate the effect of social interactions on discrimination learning by randomly assigning bees into three different social groups: 1 bee, 8 bees, and 32 bees. Using the proboscis extension conditioned response test, I found that the fewer social interactions a bee experiences, the more responsive she is to sucrose. Bees raised in groups of 32 had the best performance in discrimination learning.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29954
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectAnimal behavior
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectGenetics
dc.subject.keywordsLearning and Memory
dc.subject.keywordsHoney Bee
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Interactions
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Isolation
dc.subject.keywordsPER
dc.subject.keywordsProboscis extension response
dc.subject.keywordsSucrose sensitivity
dc.subject.keywordsSucrose responsiveness
dc.subject.keywordsOlfactory learning
dc.subject.keywordsDiscrimination learning
dc.subject.keywordsReview
dc.subject.keywordsGenes
dc.subject.keywordsNeurotransmitters
dc.subject.keywordsQuantitative trait loci
dc.subject.keywordsQTL
dc.subject.keywordsInsect
dc.titleThe Effects of Social Interactions on Learning and Memory in the Honey Bee Apis Mellifera
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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