Alison Mercer
Professor
zoology
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
Alison Mercer is a professor of otago university. Department of zoology.
Research Interest
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
Publications
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Lagisz, M., Mercer, A. R., de Mouzon, C., Santos, L. L. S., & Nakagawa, S. (2016). Association of amine-receptor DNA sequence variants with associative learning in the honeybee. Behavior Genetics, 46(2), 242-251. doi: 10.1007/s10519-015-9749-z
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Urlacher, E., Devaud, J.-M., & Mercer, A. R. (2017). C-type allatostatins mimic stress-related effects of alarm pheromone on honey bee learning and memory recall. PLoS ONE, 12(3), e0174321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174321
