Honeybee communication during collective defence is shaped by predation
Abstract Background Social insect colonies routinely face large vertebrate predators, against which they need to mount a collective defence. To do so, honeybees use an alarm pheromone that recruits nearby bees into mass stinging of the perceived threat. This alarm pheromone is carried directly on th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01028-x |