Group decision making in nest-site selection by honey bees

In recent years, renewed attention has been paid to the mechanisms of group decision making that underlie the nest-site selection process in honey bees. We review the results of these new investigations by discussing how the recent work builds on the earlier descriptive studies of this decision-maki...

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Published inApidologie Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 101 - 116
Main Authors Seeley, Thomas D., Kirk Visscher, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Springer Verlag 01.03.2004
Subjects
Agricultural sciences
Animal biology
Animal production studies
Apidae
Apis mellifera
Biodiversity
Ecology, environment
Invertebrate Zoology
Life Sciences
Apis mellifera
group decision making
waggle dance
honey bee
nest-site selection
swarming
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ISSN0044-8435
1297-9678
1297-9678
DOI10.1051/apido:2004004

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Summary:In recent years, renewed attention has been paid to the mechanisms of group decision making that underlie the nest-site selection process in honey bees. We review the results of these new investigations by discussing how the recent work builds on the earlier descriptive studies of this decision-making process, how the decision-making abilities of swarms have been tested, and how the mechanisms of this decision-making process have been experimentally analyzed. We conclude by discussing how the scouts in a swarm sense when their group decision making is coming to an end and so should begin stimulating their quiscent swarm-mates to prepare for the flight to their new home.
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ISSN:0044-8435
1297-9678
1297-9678
DOI:10.1051/apido:2004004