The tremble dance of honey bees can be caused by hive-external foraging experience

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2111-2116

  Thom, Corinna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ARL Division of Neurobiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Foraging efficiency; Honey bee; Nectar foragers; Nectar receivers; Search time; Tremble dance; Unloading delay; Waggle dance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0037560116     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00398     Document Type: Article

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