The moth Macroglossum stellatarum can learn the color and sometimes the odor of a rewarding food
source.
We present data from 20 different experiments with different combinations of blue and yellow
artificial flowers and the two odors, honeysuckle and lavender.
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Three computational models were tested in the same experimental situations as the real
moths and their predictions were compared with the experimental data.
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Neither the
Rescorla–Wagner model nor a learning model with independent learning for each stimulus component
were able to explain the experimental data.
We present the new hawkmoth learning model, which
assumes that the moth learns a template for the sensory attributes of the rewarding stimulus.
This
model produces behavior that closely matches that of the real moth in all 20 experiments.
Reference:
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Balkenius A, Kelber A, Balkenius C (2008) How Do Hawkmoths Learn Multimodal Stimuli? A Comparison of Three Models Adaptive Behavior 16:349-360
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