How might individual honeybees measure massive volumes?

被引：4

作者：

Franks, NR ^{[1
]}

Dornhaus, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Sch Biol Sci, Ctr Behav Biol, Bristol BS8 1UG, Avon, England

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2003年 / 270卷

关键词：

house-hunting; nest choice; social insects; Apis mellifera;

D O I：

10.1098/rsbl.2003.0047

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

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

引用

页码：S181 / S182

页数：2

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