Author/Editor		Abramson, Charles I; Božič, Janko
Title		Multiple search flights of the dancer's followers: result of information or energy deficiency
Type		članek
Source		In: Poklukar J, Kozmus P, editors. Proceedings of the 38th Apimondia international apicultural congress; 2003 Aug 24-29; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Apimondia international federation of beekeepers' associations,
Publication year		2003
Language		eng
Abstract		Waggle-dance communication in honeybees is widely accepted as a method of information transfer of profitable food sites in honeybee colony. It has been shown that bees which approach the dancer on the comb and follow it during waggling actually find the food location. Many research reports as well our own observations showed that the follower usually flies several times out of the hive and follows for several times the dancers inside of the hive before actually reaching the experimental feeding site. If we understand honeybees as machine automata then bees do repetitions of following to obtain more accurate information about food location. Multiple following and multiple searching flights were two of the strongest arguments advanced by scientists who pointed out the possibility of finding a food site without location information from dance pattern, but rather by searching for olfactory cues outside the hive. Regardless of information transfer, there exists another important limitation for recruitment success of the follower. The follower needs energy to reach potential food location. It is possible that follower is not supplied with enough honey in the honey stomach or its metabolism is not adapted to flight demands. Based on literature reports and our recent findings we favored more energy then information deficiency as a cause of multiple search flights of followers.
Descriptors		BEES BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL ANIMAL COMMUNICATION RECRUITMENT DETECTION (AUDIOLOGY)