Follower Position Does Not Affect Waggle Dance Information Transfer
Joint Authors
Kietzman, Parry M.
Visscher, P. Kirk
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It is known that the honey bee waggle dance communicates the distance and direction of some item of interest, most commonly a food source, to nestmates.
Previous work suggests that, in order to successfully acquire the information contained in a dance, other honey bees must follow the dancer from behind.
We revisit this topic using updated methodology, including a greater distance from the hive to the feeder, which produced longer, more easily-read dances.
Our results are not congruent with those of earlier work, and we did not conclude that honey bees must follow a dancer from behind in order to obtain the dance information.
Rather, it is more likely that a follower can successfully acquire a dance’s information regardless of where she may be located about a dancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kietzman, Parry M.& Visscher, P. Kirk. 2019. Follower Position Does Not Affect Waggle Dance Information Transfer. Psyche،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207466
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kietzman, Parry M.& Visscher, P. Kirk. Follower Position Does Not Affect Waggle Dance Information Transfer. Psyche No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207466
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kietzman, Parry M.& Visscher, P. Kirk. Follower Position Does Not Affect Waggle Dance Information Transfer. Psyche. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207466
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207466