The use of waggle dance information by honey bees throughout their foraging careers

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Biesmeijer, Jacobus C ^a   Seeley, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Honeybees; Recruitment; Scouting; Waggle dance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; RECRUITMENT;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 27744441939     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0019-6     Document Type: Article

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