The modulation of worker behavior by the vibration signal during house hunting in swarms of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-164

  Lewis, Lee Anne ^a   Schneider, Stanley Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Modulatory communication; Swarming; Vibration signal; Waggle dance

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; NEST SITE; SIGNAL; SITE SELECTION; VIBRATION;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033895225     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000225     Document Type: Article

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