Animal Behavior & CognitionJournal of Chemical EcologyPeer-reviewed
Extinction of innate floral preferences in the pollinator Eristalis tenax
Deepa H. Rajan, Aditi Mishra, Maansi Sharan…·Shannon Bryn Olsson
This study shows that hoverflies can extinguish innate floral preferences through aversive conditioning and acquire new preferences through appetitive training, with aversive memories lasting longer.
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