The signals initiating the mass exodus of a honeybee swarm from its nest

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1943-1952

  Rangel, Juliana ^a   Seeley, Thomas D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; buzz run; group movement; honeybee; oligarchy; piping signal; swarming

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; NEST; SIGNAL; SWARMING;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 56049115083     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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