Does swarming cause honey bees to update their solar ephemerides?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4049-4061

  Towne, William F ^a   Baer, Christopher M ^a   Fabiny, Sarah J ^a   Shinn, Lisa M ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee; Cognition; Landmark; Learning; Orientation; Sun compass; Swarming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASTRONOMY; BEE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; CUES; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 28444472028     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01869     Document Type: Article

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