Partial nectar loads as a cause of multiple nectar transfer in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): A simulation model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Gregson, Andrew M ^a   Hart, Adam G ^a   Holcombe, Michael ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Honey bee; Individual rules; Information improvement; Nectar transfer; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NECTAR; SIMULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGE; HONEYBEE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WORK CAPACITY;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0242416648     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(02)00487-3     Document Type: Article

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