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  • 3 - Learning in Insects: Perspectives and Possibilities

  • from Part I - Evolution of Learning Processes
  • Edited by Mark A. Krause, Southern Oregon University, Karen L. Hollis, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, Mauricio R. Papini, Texas Christian University
  • Book:
    Evolution of Learning and Memory Mechanisms
    Published online:
    26 May 2022
    Print publication:
    19 May 2022, pp 52-70

  • 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.