Nest-site selection in honey bees: How well do swarms implement the "best-of-N" decision rule?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 416-427

  Seeley, T D ^a   Buhrman, S C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Communication; Dance language; Decision making; Honey bees; Swarming

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HONEYBEE; NEST SITE; SIGNAL; SITE SELECTION;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035033916     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000299     Document Type: Article

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