Nocturnal bees learn landmark colours in starlight

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Nocturnal bees learn landmark colours in starlight Hema Somanathan, Renee Maria Borges, Eric James Warrant, Almut Kelber  Current Biology  Volume 18, Issue 21, Pages R996-R997 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.023 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The stimuli used in Test 2 (T, Ge 1, Ge2, Gr1, Gr2) and colour choices by X. tranquebarica in outdoor experiments at natural nests. (A,B) Colour triangles illustrate bee colour space, with UV, B and G representing colours that solely excite the UV, blue or green receptors, respectively. We used honeybee photoreceptor spectral absorption curves for modelling, assuming that the photoreceptor spectral sensitivities of X. tranquebarica are similar to those of diurnal bees (see [1]). Stimulus colour loci shift between starlight and late twilight but the relative positions of colours remain constant. For details of methods see [6]. (C,D) Quantum catches (‘brightness’) for bee green photoreceptors looking at stimulus colours under twilight and starlight (see [6]). The quantum catch of the training colour (T) was set to 1. T is brighter than Gr1 in twilight, but darker in starlight. (E) Relative choice frequencies for colours in Test 1 (left) and Test 2 in dimmer (<10−3 cd m−2, n = 54, G = 119.51, P < 0.0001; middle) and brighter light levels (>10−3 cd m−2, n = 91, G = 232.06, P < 0.0001; right) are indicated by the lengths of coloured regions in each bar. In Test 1, bees chose all three yellow shades (T, Y1, Y2) but rarely grey (Gr1, Gr2) or green (Ge1, Ge2) in any test. Current Biology 2008 18, R996-R997DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.023) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions