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Time perception-based decision making in a parasitoid wasp

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  • Jean-Philippe Parent
  • Keiji Takasu
  • Jacques Brodeur
  • Guy Boivin

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Lay Summary Parasitoid wasps need to measure time to optimize their behavior. Using training with odors, we demonstrated that they are able to measure the time between host encounters. They will fly to the odor associated to the interval of time they just experienced. The way by which they measure time appears to be at least in part through activity during the waiting period. Indeed, restraining movement appears to prevent them from measuring time.

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  • Jean-Philippe Parent & Keiji Takasu & Jacques Brodeur & Guy Boivin, 2017. "Time perception-based decision making in a parasitoid wasp," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(3), pages 640-644.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:3:p:640-644.
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