How might individual honeybees measure massive volumes?

Nigel R. Franks; Anna Dornhaus

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2003.0047

How might individual honeybees measure massive volumes?

Nigel R. Franks
, Anna Dornhaus

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Abstract

We suggest how individual honeybees might measure the large volumes of potential nest sites and propose a key experimental test for our model.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	s181-s182
Journal	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Volume	270
Issue number	SUPPL. 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0047
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apis mellifera
House-hunting
Nest choice
Social insects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Environmental Science
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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10.1098/rsbl.2003.0047

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