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3 - Learning in Insects: Perspectives and Possibilities

from Part I - Evolution of Learning Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

By
Alexis Lillian Kriete  and
Karen L. Hollis
Edited by
Mark A. Krause ,
Karen L. Hollis  and
Mauricio R. Papini
Mark A. Krause
Affiliation:
Southern Oregon University
Karen L. Hollis
Affiliation:
Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts
Mauricio R. Papini
Affiliation:
Texas Christian University
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Summary

We provide a brief overview of current research on the behavioral ecology of learning in insects, emphasizing the function of learning in their ability to find food, locate hosts, avoid danger, and secure mates. In addition, we outline two important issues facing the current study of insect learning. One issue is the need, not only to recognize, but also to understand the role of plasticity and variation in the expression of learning, including the impacts of circadian rhythm, intraspecific and interspecific genetic differences, sex, development and environmental context. A second issue is the vexing question of homology versus homoplasy in the underlying mechanisms of learning in insects, other invertebrates and single-celled organisms.

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insect learninginvertebrate learningassociative learninginsect behaviorantlionslearning in single-celled organismsplasticitycAMP
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Evolution of Learning and Memory Mechanisms , pp. 52 - 70
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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