Honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity and aversive conditioning following aluminum trichloride exposure

Table 2 Significance table for shuttlebox by honey bee role. Comparisons were made to 0-baseline bees

Role	Side Shock	Al³⁺ Conc. (mg/L)	P	T
Baseline	None	0^a
		25	< 0.0001	11.13
		75	NS
		150	0.040	2.4
		300	< 0.0001	8.46
Learner	Blue	0	0.001	4.63
		25	0.016	2.98
		75	NS
		150	0.041	2.38
		300	0.026	2.66
	Yellow	0	0.020	2.789
		25	NS
		75	0.017	2.91
		150	0.001	5.34
		300	NS
Matched	Blue^b	0	NS
		25	0.000	5.79
		75	0.008	3.42
		150	0.001	5.2
		300	< 0.0001	23.79
	Yellow^b	0	< 0.0001	6.96
		25	< 0.0001	8.77
		75	0.040	2.41
		150	< 0.0001	7.32
		300	< 0.0001	8.9

NS are non-significant comparisons (p > 0.05) and all df = 9. In all significant comparisons mean time on blue decreased
^a0-baseline bees are the comparative group so no comparisons were run
^bMatched bees could be shocked on either color; as the randomized control, shock was dependent on the paired learner bee’s location

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