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SUBMITTER: Jhawar J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10581772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jhawar Jitesh J Davidson Jacob D JD Weidenmüller Anja A Wild Benjamin B Dormagen David M DM Landgraf Tim T Couzin Iain D ID Smith Michael L ML
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20231018 207
A honey bee colony functions as an integrated collective, with individuals coordinating their behaviour to adapt and respond to unexpected disturbances. Nest homeostasis is critical for colony function; when ambient temperatures increase, individuals switch to thermoregulatory roles to cool the nest, such as fanning and water collection. While prior work has focused on bees engaged in specific behaviours, less is known about how responses are coordinated at the colony level, and how previous tas ...[more]