Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies

Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies

Summary: Heliconius butterflies exhibit expanded mushroom bodies, a key brain region for learning and memory in insects, and a novel foraging strategy unique among Lepidoptera – traplining for pollen. We tested visual long-term memory across six Heliconius and outgroup Heliconiini species. Heliconiu...

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Main Authors: Fletcher J. Young, Amaia Alcalde Anton, Lina Melo-Flórez, Antoine Couto, Jessica Foley, Monica Monllor, W. Owen McMillan, Stephen H. Montgomery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Entomology
Neuroscience
Evolutionary biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224001706

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