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Reduced ability of ethanol drinkers for social communication in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica Poll.).
Alcohol. 2006 Apr; 38(3):179-83.A

Abstract

Foraging behavior was evaluated in honeybees trained to fly to a feeder containing sucrose only, 1% ethanol, 5% ethanol, or 10% ethanol. The results indicated that exposure to ethanol disrupted several types of honeybee social behavior within the hive. Consumption of ethanol at the feeding site reduced waggle dance activity in foraging bees and increased occurrence of tremble dance, food exchange, and self-cleaning behavior. These ethanol-induced changes in behavior may reflect effects on the central nervous system similar to the previously observed effects of food poisoning with sublethal doses of insecticides.

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Bozic J
Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. janko.bozic@bf.uni-lj.si
Abramson CI
No affiliation info available
Bedencic M
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MeSH

Alcohol DrinkingAnimal CommunicationAnimalsBeesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFeeding BehaviorGroomingSocial Behavior

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16905444

Citation

Bozic, Janko, et al. "Reduced Ability of Ethanol Drinkers for Social Communication in Honeybees (Apis Mellifera Carnica Poll.)." Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), vol. 38, no. 3, 2006, pp. 179-83.
Bozic J, Abramson CI, Bedencic M. Reduced ability of ethanol drinkers for social communication in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica Poll.). Alcohol. 2006;38(3):179-83.
Bozic, J., Abramson, C. I., & Bedencic, M. (2006). Reduced ability of ethanol drinkers for social communication in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica Poll.). Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 38(3), 179-83.
Bozic J, Abramson CI, Bedencic M. Reduced Ability of Ethanol Drinkers for Social Communication in Honeybees (Apis Mellifera Carnica Poll.). Alcohol. 2006;38(3):179-83. PubMed PMID: 16905444.
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