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Habituation and Associative Learning in Drino bohemica Mesn. (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

L. G. Monteith
L. G. Monteith
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute for Biological Control, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario
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Abstract

Adults of Drino bohemica Mesn., a tachinid parasite, learned to associate the movement of a part of their cage with the presence of host larvae. The parasites became habituated to an artist’s brush. Learning was retained for a period varying from a few hours to a few days. There were differences in the ability of groups of parasites to learn and to retain learning. The ability of the parasite to learn a new clue for use in locating hosts would interact with other factors that influence host-finding and host selection.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 95 , Issue 4 , April 1963 , pp. 418 - 426
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1963

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