Deciding on a new home: how do honeybees agree?
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Britton, N. F., Franks, N. R., Pratt, S. C. and Seeley, T. D., 2002. Deciding on a new home: how do honeybees agree? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269 (1498), pp. 1383-1388.
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Abstract
A swarm of honeybees (Apis mellifera) is capable of selecting one nest-site when faced with a choice of several. We adapt classical mathematical models of disease, information and competing beliefs to such decision-making processes. We show that the collective decision may be arrived at without the necessity for any bee to make any comparison between sites.
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| Item Type | Articles |
| Creators | Britton, N. F., Franks, N. R., Pratt, S. C. and Seeley, T. D. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords | collective decision-making, swarms, bees, nest-site choice, social insects, collective decision-making, apis mellifera, honeybees, ant, selection |
| Departments | Faculty of Science > Mathematical Sciences |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published |
| ID Code | 7425 |
| Additional Information | ID number: ISI:000176867700012 |
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