Abstract
It is well established mat honeybees inform their nestmates of the location of flowers they have visited by a unique behavior called a "waggle dance". To evaluate the efficacy of this dance in terms of food collection, we constructed a Markov model for foraging behavior. The computer simulation showed that our model faithfully expressed actual bee behavior; revealed that a colony in which honeybees danced and correctly transferred information made 2.15 times more successful visits to food sources compared to a colony with non-accurate information transfer; and suggested that the waggle dance is effective only under particular conditions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1115-1130 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Information |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 B |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 May 1 |
Keywords
- Information transfer
- Insect
- Markov model
- Social behavior
- Waggle dance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
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Okada, R., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M., Aonuma, H., & Ito, E. (2010). Markov model of honeybee social behavior. Information, 13(3 B), 1115-1130.