Honeybee communication during collective defence is shaped by predation
Honeybee communication during collective defence is shaped by predation
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Social insect colonies routinely face large vertebrate predators, against which they need to mount a collective defence. To do so, honeybees use an alarm pheromone that recruits nearby bees into mass stinging of the perceived threat. This alarm pheromone is carried directly on the stinger; hence, its concentration builds up during the course of the...
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Honeybee communication during collective defence is shaped by predation
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6fe543e6f343401b97b130168fdb4178
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6fe543e6f343401b97b130168fdb4178
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1741-7007
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1741-7007
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10.1186/s12915-021-01028-x
