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 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Information transfer
- Insect
- Markov model
- Social behavior
- Waggle dance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General
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Markov model of honeybee social behavior. / Okada, Ryuichi; Ikeno, Hidetoshi; Kimura, Toshifumi; Ohashi, Mizue; Aonuma, Hitoshi; Ito, Etsuro.
In: Information, Vol. 13, No. 3 B, 05.2010, p. 1115-1130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Okada, Ryuichi
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AU - Kimura, Toshifumi
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AU - Aonuma, Hitoshi
AU - Ito, Etsuro
PY - 2010/5
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