Email alison.mercer@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- The brain and behaviour of honey bees
- Development genetics
- The modulatory role of biogenic amines and their contribution to the regulation of neuronal development
- Olfaction and the central processing of olfactory information
- Learning and memory
Recent Projects
- Characterization of dopamine receptors in the brain of the honey bee
- Biogenic amine modulation of central olfactory neurons in the insect brain
- Queen retinue pheromone: royal manipulation of worker bee brain and behaviour
- Development of the olfactory pathways in the brain of the honey bee