Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 52.5, Problem 2R
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The influence of time-compensated solar compass mechanism on waggle dance of honey bees.

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Honey bees communicate using mechano-sensory signals, which are used for providing information about the availability or discovery of regions with food to hive-mates. Forager honey bee conveys the direction and distance of food to hive-mates by waggle dance, which is with respect to the direction of the Sun. The waggle dance is performed on vertical surface of honeycomb inside the hive.

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