Dancing for a decision: A matrix model for nest-site choice by honeybees

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1515, 2003, Pages 577-582

  Myerscough, Mary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Leslie matrix; Self organization; Stationary swarm

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HONEYBEE; MODEL; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMICS; HONEYBEE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0037460891     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2293     Document Type: Article

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