Development of an ethanol model using social insects: III. Preferences for ethanol solutions.
Psychol Rep
; 94(1): 227-39, 2004 Feb.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15077770
ABSTRACT
Experiments are designed to assess whether free-flying honey bees have an aversion to an ethanol solution when given a choice between targets containing an ethanol solution in sucrose or sucrose only. Animals given a choice between a 1% ethanol solution and sucrose only show no aversion to the ethanol solution either in acquisition or extinction. Honey bees given a choice between a 5% ethanol solution and sucrose only show no differences in the initial choice of targets but some ees do switch over to the sucrose-only target. Performance during extinction indicates that bees landed on the previously reinforced sucrose-only target more than the target previously containing the 5% ethanol solution. An experiment in which bees were given a single 5%, ethanol target showed that of 20 bees, 11 returned for the entire 12 trials of the experiment. All bees returned at least 6 times to the 5% ethanol target. Additional experiments were run on harnessed foragers in a palatability study of alcoholic beverages consumed by humans. The results of the palatability experiment indicate that in general, bees prefer more sweet drinks with less alcohol.
Buscar en Google
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gusto
/
Abejas
/
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
/
Conducta de Elección
/
Modelos Animales
/
Bebidas Alcohólicas
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Rep
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos