Deciding on a new home: how do honeybees agree?

Deciding on a new home: how do honeybees agree?

A swarm of honeybees (Apis mellifera) is capable of selecting one nest-site when faced with a choice of several. We adapt classical mathematical models of disease, information and competing beliefs to such decision-making processes. We show that the collective decision may be arrived at without the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2002-07, Vol.269 (1498), p.1383-1388
Hauptverfasser: Britton, N. F., Franks, N. R., Pratt, S. C., Seeley, T. D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Ants
Apis mellifera
Bee dances
Bees - physiology
Collective Decision-Making
Decision Making - physiology
Female
Honey bee colonies
Honey bees
Honeybees
Insect behavior
Insect colonies
Insect nests
Insect swarming
Insect swarms
Models, Biological
Nest-Site Choice
Nesting Behavior - physiology
Social Behavior
Social Insects
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:A swarm of honeybees (Apis mellifera) is capable of selecting one nest-site when faced with a choice of several. We adapt classical mathematical models of disease, information and competing beliefs to such decision-making processes. We show that the collective decision may be arrived at without the necessity for any bee to make any comparison between sites.
ISSN:0962-8452
1471-2954
DOI:10.1098/rspb.2002.2001