Inaccurate and unverified information in decision making: a model for the nest site selection process of Apis florea

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 995-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy M. Schaerf ◽  
Mary R. Myerscough ◽  
James C. Makinson ◽  
Madeleine Beekman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Apis Florea

scholarly journals Different bees, different needs: how nest-site requirements have shaped the decision-making processes in homeless honeybees ( Apis spp.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 373 (1746) ◽  
pp. 20170010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine Beekman ◽  
Benjamin P. Oldroyd
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Movement Ecology ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Apis Florea ◽  
Collective Movement ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
Cavity Nesting ◽  
Species Specific

During reproductive swarming, a honeybee swarm needs to decide on a new nest site and then move to the chosen site collectively. Most studies of swarming and nest-site selection are based on one species, Apis mellifera . Natural colonies of A. mellifera live in tree cavities. The quality of the cavity is critical to the survival of a swarm. Other honeybee species nest in the open, and have less strict nest-site requirements, such as the open-nesting dwarf honeybee Apis florea . Apis florea builds a nest comprised of a single comb suspended from a twig. For a cavity-nesting species, there is only a limited number of potential nest sites that can be located by a swarm, because suitable sites are scarce. By contrast, for an open-nesting species, there is an abundance of equally suitable twigs. While the decision-making process of cavity-nesting bees is geared towards selecting the best site possible, open-nesting species need to coordinate collective movement towards areas with potential nest sites. Here, we argue that the nest-site selection processes of A. florea and A. mellifera have been shaped by each species' specific nest-site requirements. Both species use the same behavioural algorithm, tuned to allow each species to solve their species-specific problem. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Collective movement ecology’.

Nest site selection in the open-nesting honeybee Apis florea

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1643-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Oldroyd ◽  
Rosalyn S. Gloag ◽  
Naïla Even ◽  
Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen ◽  
Madeleine Beekman
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Apis Florea

scholarly journals Stability of choice in the honey bee nest-site selection process

2010 ◽  
Vol 263 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Nevai ◽  
Kevin M. Passino ◽  
Parthasarathy Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Nest Site Selection

scholarly journals Group decision making in nest-site selection by honey bees

Apidologie ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Seeley ◽  
P. Kirk Visscher
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Nest Site Selection

Stop-Signaling Reduces Split Decisions without Impairing Accuracy in the Honeybee Nest-Site Selection Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-577
Author(s):  
Teeraphan Laomettachit ◽  
Teerasit Termsaithong ◽  
Anuwat Sae-Tang ◽  
Orawan Duangphakdee
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Nest Site Selection

Moving home: nest-site selection in the Red Dwarf honeybee (Apis florea)

2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 945-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Makinson ◽  
Benjamin P. Oldroyd ◽  
Timothy M. Schaerf ◽  
Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen ◽  
Madeleine Beekman
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Apis Florea

scholarly journals The past and the present in decision-making: the use of conspecific and heterospecific cues in nest site selection

Ecology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (12) ◽  
pp. 3428-3439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami M. Kivelä ◽  
Janne-Tuomas Seppänen ◽  
Otso Ovaskainen ◽  
Blandine Doligez ◽  
Lars Gustafsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
The Past
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