Learning in the honey bee waggle dance

Summary The waggle dance of honey bees is a classic example of complex behavior and communication in animals. Despite long being considered a completely fixed and innate behavior, recent work is showing a role for social learning in tuning components of the waggle dance in naïve bees.

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Published in:Learning & behavior 2024-06, Vol.52 (2), p.133-134
Main Author: Dunlap, Aimee S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal Communication
Animals
Apis mellifera
Bees
Behavior, Animal
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Communication
Foraging behavior
Learning
Neurosciences
Outlook
Psychology
Social Behavior
Social discrimination learning
Social Learning
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Summary:Summary The waggle dance of honey bees is a classic example of complex behavior and communication in animals. Despite long being considered a completely fixed and innate behavior, recent work is showing a role for social learning in tuning components of the waggle dance in naïve bees.
ISSN:1543-4494
1543-4508
1543-4508
DOI:10.3758/s13420-023-00590-4