The assignment of a symbolic representation to a specific numerosity is a fundamental requirement for humans solving complex mathematical calculations used in diverse applications such as algebra, accounting, physics and everyday commerce. [2] Here we show that honeybees are able to learn to match a sign to a numerosity, or a numerosity to a sign, and subsequently transfer this knowledge to novel numerosity stimuli changed in colour properties, shape and configuration.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/symbolic-representation-numerosity-honeybees-apis-mellifera-matching-characters
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/honeybees-numerosity.pdf
[3] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2019.0238
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/scarlett-r-howard
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aurore-avargues-weber
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jair-e-garcia-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-royal-society-b
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/honey-bees
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research