Abstract
Associative proboscis extension learning differs widely among bees of a colony. This variety of performances is often related to differences in sucrose responsiveness, which determines learning performance. Sucrose responsiveness is partly determined genetically. We studied for the first time effects of paternal genes on associative learning independent of sucrose responsiveness. To do this, we used wild-type workers stemming from five unrelated patrilines. Bees of the patrilines were first tested for sucrose responsiveness. Only bees with equal sucrose responsiveness were analysed for associative olfactory learning, memory and discrimination. The bees of different patrilines did not differ in their acquisition, memory or discrimination of odours when they had similar sucrose responsiveness. But patrilines differed significantly in their sucrose responsiveness. This shows genetic effects on sensory responsiveness but no independent effects on associative learning.
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