Transmission of vibration across honeycombs and its detection by bee leg receptors

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2585-2594

  Sandeman, D C ^a,b   Tautz, J ^a   Lindauer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera carnica; Comb vibration; Communication; Honeybee; Waggle dance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001238766     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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