The control of nest climate in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies: Interindividual variability and self reinforcement in fanning response

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 120-128

  Weidenmüller, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Nest climate; Reinforcement; Response thresholds; Self organization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COLONIAL ORGANISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1542755886     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg101     Document Type: Article

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