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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Immune response
impairs learning in free flying bumble-bees</b>.<i> Biology
Letters</i>, July 16, 2008</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000">Lecturer in Animal
Biology at the University of Leicester Dr. Eamonn Mallon, who lead the
research group, said: "Disease can influence different behaviours
including foraging, mate choice, and predator avoidance. Several
recent papers have shown reduced learning abilities in infected
insects. However, it is difficult to separate the effects of the
immune response from the direct effects of the parasite. That was the
purpose of our study"</font></div>
<div>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715204730.htm</div
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