Ebook: Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior: A Tribute to Randolf Menzel
- Tags: Entomology, Neurosciences, Behavioural Sciences, Invertebrates, Neurobiology, Biological Microscopy
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The book is a sequel of a similar book, edited by Randolf Menzel and Alison Mercer, “Neurobiology and Behavior of Honeybees”, published in 1987. It is a “Festschrift” for the 70th birthday of Randolf Menzel, who devoted his life to the topic of the book. The book will include an open commentary for each section written by Randolf Menzel, and discussed with the authors. The written contributions take their inspiration from a symposium on the topic, with all the authors, that was held in Berlin in summer 2010
Honey bees are arguably among the most complex insects on earth, both in terms of their individual behavior, and of the social organization of their societies. Furthermore, they are among the best studied insects, and have fascinated human thought since the antiquity.
In 1987 R. Menzel and A. Mercer edited a comprehensive book on neurobiology and behavior of honey bees, which was for many years the reference for scholars at large. However, in the last 25 years, research has made tremendous progress: Molecular biology and the sequencing of the genome have helped to link
molecular and neural architectures underlying behavior. Optophysiological imaging technology and multielectrode electrophysiology allowed for simultaneous recording of many neurons to study functional principles of neural networks in the bee brain. New experimental paradigms revealed amazing cognitive sophistication, showing that the bee is capable of solving problems that have been so far considered the prerrogative of vertebrates. The development of new Doppler-radar technologies has allowed to track freely flying bees over considerable distances, thus introducing new vistas in the study of bee navigation and spatial representation in the insect brain. This book covers these and other topics providing a state-of-the-art vision of honey bee biology. The most renowned specialists converge here to illustrate that the honey bee is by now an established model system for neuroscience and behavior, and to provide an inspiring outlook toward the future, including commentaries to each section that are intended as seeds for further research.
The sections social organization, communication and navigation, brain anatomy and physiology, sensory systems, genetics and molecular biology and learning and memory create both a reference work and a textbook not only for those interested in honey bees but also for entomologists at large, and for those which, in different species, try to unravel the links between neurosciences and behavior.
Honey bees are arguably among the most complex insects on earth, both in terms of their individual behavior, and of the social organization of their societies. Furthermore, they are among the best studied insects, and have fascinated human thought since the antiquity.
In 1987 R. Menzel and A. Mercer edited a comprehensive book on neurobiology and behavior of honey bees, which was for many years the reference for scholars at large. However, in the last 25 years, research has made tremendous progress: Molecular biology and the sequencing of the genome have helped to link
molecular and neural architectures underlying behavior. Optophysiological imaging technology and multielectrode electrophysiology allowed for simultaneous recording of many neurons to study functional principles of neural networks in the bee brain. New experimental paradigms revealed amazing cognitive sophistication, showing that the bee is capable of solving problems that have been so far considered the prerrogative of vertebrates. The development of new Doppler-radar technologies has allowed to track freely flying bees over considerable distances, thus introducing new vistas in the study of bee navigation and spatial representation in the insect brain. This book covers these and other topics providing a state-of-the-art vision of honey bee biology. The most renowned specialists converge here to illustrate that the honey bee is by now an established model system for neuroscience and behavior, and to provide an inspiring outlook toward the future, including commentaries to each section that are intended as seeds for further research.
The sections social organization, communication and navigation, brain anatomy and physiology, sensory systems, genetics and molecular biology and learning and memory create both a reference work and a textbook not only for those interested in honey bees but also for entomologists at large, and for those which, in different species, try to unravel the links between neurosciences and behavior.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Spirit of the Hive and How a Superorganism Evolves....Pages 3-16
Vitellogenin in Honey Bee Behavior and Lifespan....Pages 17-29
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Honey Bees....Pages 31-45
Mechanisms of Social Organization: Commentary....Pages 47-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Foraging Honey Bees: How Foragers Determine and Transmit Information About Feeding Site Locations....Pages 53-64
How Do Honey Bees Obtain Information About Direction by Following Dances?....Pages 65-76
Progress in Understanding How the Waggle Dance Improves the Foraging Efficiency of Honey Bee Colonies....Pages 77-87
Olfactory Information Transfer During Recruitment in Honey Bees....Pages 89-101
Navigation and Communication in Honey Bees....Pages 103-116
Communication and Navigation: Commentary....Pages 117-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
The Digital Honey Bee Brain Atlas....Pages 125-140
Plasticity of Synaptic Microcircuits in the Mushroom-Body Calyx of the Honey Bee....Pages 141-153
Neurotransmitter Systems in the Honey Bee Brain: Functions in Learning and Memory....Pages 155-169
Glutamate Neurotransmission in the Honey Bee Central Nervous System....Pages 171-184
Cellular Physiology of the Honey Bee Brain....Pages 185-198
Dopamine Signaling in the Bee....Pages 199-209
Neuropeptides in Honey Bees....Pages 211-226
Brain Anatomy and Physiology: Commentary....Pages 227-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Olfaction in Honey Bees: From Molecules to Behavior....Pages 235-252
Taste Perception in Honey Bees....Pages 253-267
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Auditory System of the Honey Bee....Pages 269-283
Honey Bee Vision in Relation to Flower Patterns....Pages 285-301
Psychophysics of Honey Bee Color Processing in Complex Environments....Pages 303-314
Sensory Systems: Commentary....Pages 315-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Neurogenomic and Neurochemical Dissection of Honey Bee Dance Communication....Pages 323-339
Neuroanatomical Dissection of the Honey Bee Brain Based on Temporal and Regional Gene Expression Patterns....Pages 341-357
Molecular Insights into Honey Bee Brain Plasticity....Pages 359-372
Elucidating the Path from Genotype to Behavior in Honey Bees: Insights from Epigenomics....Pages 373-386
Genetics and Molecular Biology: Commentary....Pages 387-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Distributed Plasticity for Olfactory Learning and Memory in the Honey Bee Brain....Pages 393-408
The Molecular Biology of Learning and Memory – Memory Phases and Signaling Cascades....Pages 409-421
Extinction Learning in Honey Bees....Pages 423-438
Tactile Antennal Learning in the Honey Bee....Pages 439-455
Testing Mathematical Laws of Behavior in the Honey Bee....Pages 457-470
Visual Cognition in Honey Bees: From Elemental Visual Learning to Non-elemental Problem Solving....Pages 471-484
Learning and Memory: Commentary....Pages 485-492
Back Matter....Pages 493-509
Honey bees are arguably among the most complex insects on earth, both in terms of their individual behavior, and of the social organization of their societies. Furthermore, they are among the best studied insects, and have fascinated human thought since the antiquity.
In 1987 R. Menzel and A. Mercer edited a comprehensive book on neurobiology and behavior of honey bees, which was for many years the reference for scholars at large. However, in the last 25 years, research has made tremendous progress: Molecular biology and the sequencing of the genome have helped to link
molecular and neural architectures underlying behavior. Optophysiological imaging technology and multielectrode electrophysiology allowed for simultaneous recording of many neurons to study functional principles of neural networks in the bee brain. New experimental paradigms revealed amazing cognitive sophistication, showing that the bee is capable of solving problems that have been so far considered the prerrogative of vertebrates. The development of new Doppler-radar technologies has allowed to track freely flying bees over considerable distances, thus introducing new vistas in the study of bee navigation and spatial representation in the insect brain. This book covers these and other topics providing a state-of-the-art vision of honey bee biology. The most renowned specialists converge here to illustrate that the honey bee is by now an established model system for neuroscience and behavior, and to provide an inspiring outlook toward the future, including commentaries to each section that are intended as seeds for further research.
The sections social organization, communication and navigation, brain anatomy and physiology, sensory systems, genetics and molecular biology and learning and memory create both a reference work and a textbook not only for those interested in honey bees but also for entomologists at large, and for those which, in different species, try to unravel the links between neurosciences and behavior.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Spirit of the Hive and How a Superorganism Evolves....Pages 3-16
Vitellogenin in Honey Bee Behavior and Lifespan....Pages 17-29
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Honey Bees....Pages 31-45
Mechanisms of Social Organization: Commentary....Pages 47-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Foraging Honey Bees: How Foragers Determine and Transmit Information About Feeding Site Locations....Pages 53-64
How Do Honey Bees Obtain Information About Direction by Following Dances?....Pages 65-76
Progress in Understanding How the Waggle Dance Improves the Foraging Efficiency of Honey Bee Colonies....Pages 77-87
Olfactory Information Transfer During Recruitment in Honey Bees....Pages 89-101
Navigation and Communication in Honey Bees....Pages 103-116
Communication and Navigation: Commentary....Pages 117-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
The Digital Honey Bee Brain Atlas....Pages 125-140
Plasticity of Synaptic Microcircuits in the Mushroom-Body Calyx of the Honey Bee....Pages 141-153
Neurotransmitter Systems in the Honey Bee Brain: Functions in Learning and Memory....Pages 155-169
Glutamate Neurotransmission in the Honey Bee Central Nervous System....Pages 171-184
Cellular Physiology of the Honey Bee Brain....Pages 185-198
Dopamine Signaling in the Bee....Pages 199-209
Neuropeptides in Honey Bees....Pages 211-226
Brain Anatomy and Physiology: Commentary....Pages 227-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Olfaction in Honey Bees: From Molecules to Behavior....Pages 235-252
Taste Perception in Honey Bees....Pages 253-267
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Auditory System of the Honey Bee....Pages 269-283
Honey Bee Vision in Relation to Flower Patterns....Pages 285-301
Psychophysics of Honey Bee Color Processing in Complex Environments....Pages 303-314
Sensory Systems: Commentary....Pages 315-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Neurogenomic and Neurochemical Dissection of Honey Bee Dance Communication....Pages 323-339
Neuroanatomical Dissection of the Honey Bee Brain Based on Temporal and Regional Gene Expression Patterns....Pages 341-357
Molecular Insights into Honey Bee Brain Plasticity....Pages 359-372
Elucidating the Path from Genotype to Behavior in Honey Bees: Insights from Epigenomics....Pages 373-386
Genetics and Molecular Biology: Commentary....Pages 387-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Distributed Plasticity for Olfactory Learning and Memory in the Honey Bee Brain....Pages 393-408
The Molecular Biology of Learning and Memory – Memory Phases and Signaling Cascades....Pages 409-421
Extinction Learning in Honey Bees....Pages 423-438
Tactile Antennal Learning in the Honey Bee....Pages 439-455
Testing Mathematical Laws of Behavior in the Honey Bee....Pages 457-470
Visual Cognition in Honey Bees: From Elemental Visual Learning to Non-elemental Problem Solving....Pages 471-484
Learning and Memory: Commentary....Pages 485-492
Back Matter....Pages 493-509
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