The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) waggle dance, whereby dancing bees communicate the location of profitable food sources to other bees in the hive, is one of the most celebrated communication behaviours in the animal world. Dance followers, however, often appear to ignore this location information, the...

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Publicado: 2009
Materias:
communication behavior
food availability
foraging behavior
honeybee
locomotion
orientation behavior
animal
animal communication
article
bee
feeding behavior
motor activity
physiology
social behavior
Animal Communication
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Motor Activity
Social Behavior
Animalia
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter
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spelling paper:paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter2023-06-08T15:18:25Z The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps? communication behavior food availability foraging behavior honeybee locomotion orientation behavior animal animal communication article bee feeding behavior motor activity physiology social behavior Animal Communication Animals Bees Feeding Behavior Motor Activity Social Behavior Animalia Apis mellifera Apoidea The honeybee (Apis mellifera) waggle dance, whereby dancing bees communicate the location of profitable food sources to other bees in the hive, is one of the most celebrated communication behaviours in the animal world. Dance followers, however, often appear to ignore this location information, the so-called dance language, after leaving the nest. Here we consider why foragers follow dances and discuss the function of the dance as a multicomponent signal. We argue that the 'dance language' is just one information component of the waggle dance and that the two terms should not be used synonymously. We propose that location information is often backup information to be used in case information acquired directly from the environment about food sources is not available, is of poor quality or is associated with unprofitable food sources. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2009 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
institution_str I-28
repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic communication behavior
food availability
foraging behavior
honeybee
locomotion
orientation behavior
animal
animal communication
article
bee
feeding behavior
motor activity
physiology
social behavior
Animal Communication
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Motor Activity
Social Behavior
Animalia
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
spellingShingle communication behavior
food availability
foraging behavior
honeybee
locomotion
orientation behavior
animal
animal communication
article
bee
feeding behavior
motor activity
physiology
social behavior
Animal Communication
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Motor Activity
Social Behavior
Animalia
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
topic_facet communication behavior
food availability
foraging behavior
honeybee
locomotion
orientation behavior
animal
animal communication
article
bee
feeding behavior
motor activity
physiology
social behavior
Animal Communication
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Motor Activity
Social Behavior
Animalia
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
description The honeybee (Apis mellifera) waggle dance, whereby dancing bees communicate the location of profitable food sources to other bees in the hive, is one of the most celebrated communication behaviours in the animal world. Dance followers, however, often appear to ignore this location information, the so-called dance language, after leaving the nest. Here we consider why foragers follow dances and discuss the function of the dance as a multicomponent signal. We argue that the 'dance language' is just one information component of the waggle dance and that the two terms should not be used synonymously. We propose that location information is often backup information to be used in case information acquired directly from the environment about food sources is not available, is of poor quality or is associated with unprofitable food sources. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
title The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
title_short The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
title_full The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
title_fullStr The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
title_full_unstemmed The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
title_sort honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?
publishDate 2009
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01695347_v24_n5_p242_Gruter
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