Training for Defense? From Stochastic Traits to Synchrony in Giant Honey Bees (<em>Apis dorsata</em>)

Training for Defense? From Stochastic Traits to Synchrony in Giant Honey Bees (<em>Apis dorsata</em>)

In Giant Honey Bees, abdomen flipping happens in a variety of contexts. It can be either synchronous or cascaded, such as in the collective defense traits of shimmering and rearing-up, or it can happen as single-agent behavior. Abdomen flipping is also involved in flickering behavior, which occurs r...

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Main Authors: Gerald Kastberger, Thomas Hoetzl, Frank Weihmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Giant Honey Bee
<em>Apis dorsata</em>
social insects
flickering behavior
recruitment for defense
communication
flickering-shimmering transition hypothesis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/3/833

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