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Dancing for a decision: a matrix model for nest-site choice by honeybees
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. m.myerscough@maths.usyd.edu.au
Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|May 29, 2003
Abstract:
A mathematical model is formulated for decision making by honeybees during nest-site choice, using a population matrix model. This model explains how the observed dynamics of the nest-site scouts' dancing can reliably lead to a choice of the best nest site available.
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