Abstract
A swarm of honeybees (Apis mellifera) is capable of selecting one nest-site when faced with a choice of several. We adapt classical mathematical models of disease, information and competing beliefs to such decision-making processes. We show that the collective decision may be arrived at without the necessity for any bee to make any comparison between sites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1383-1388 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
| Volume | 269 |
| Issue number | 1498 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Bibliographical note
ID number: ISI:000176867700012Keywords
- COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING
- SWARMS
- BEES
- nest-site choice
- social insects
- collective decision-making
- Apis mellifera
- honeybees
- ANT
- SELECTION