Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology | Posted on 29-06-2009
Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of learned information.
Read more
Related posts:
- Honeybees sterilise their hives
- Insights into female sperm storage from the spermathecal fluid proteome of the honeybee Apis mellifera
- Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature