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The molecular basis for scent discrimination: Response to nitrobenzene-d5 of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) conditioned with nitrobenzene

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Honigbienen,Apis mellifera L., wurden dressiert, Zuckersirup an Stellen zu sammeln die mit Nitrobenzol markiert waren. Wenn Nitrobenzol oder Nitrobenzol-d 5 zur Auswahl standen, konnten die Bienen nicht zwischen diesen Analogen unterscheiden. Dieses Ergebnis stimmt mit der Überlegung überein, dass die Chemorezeptormechanismen mit Elektronenmustern odereffekten zusammenhängen und nicht auf Oszillations-und Rotationsfrequenz, Dipolmoment oder anderen Masseneffekten an Molekülen beruhen.

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  1. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, cooperating with the University of Arizona, 2000 E. Allen Road, 85719, Tucson, Arizonal, USA

    R. J. Barker, R. L. Berdel & G. D. Waller

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Acknowledgment: Dr.R. L. Feltham, Chemistry Dept., andK. R. Armstrong, Lunar and Planetary Lab., University of Arizona, obtained the far-IR-spectra.Othon Ziehl assisted in bioassays.

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Barker, R.J., Berdel, R.L. & Waller, G.D. The molecular basis for scent discrimination: Response to nitrobenzene-d5 of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) conditioned with nitrobenzene. Experientia 29, 418–419 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01926754

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