The mechanism of flight guidance in honeybee swarms: Subtle guides or streaker bees?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3287-3295

  Schultz, Kevin M ^a   Passino, Kevin M ^a   Seeley, Thomas D ^b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Flying swarm; Honey bee; Honeybee; In transit swarm; Swarm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEES; CUES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 55549112587     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.018994     Document Type: Article

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