The Social Organisation of Honeybees

The honeybee is one of the most intensively studied insects and many of the findings have wide implications and have stimulated research on other organisms. Recent study of the honeybee colony has greatly advanced our knowledge of its organization, and of how the behavioural and physiological repertoires of the individual members of a colony interact, and how the individuals communicate with each other and coordinate their activities, so that the colony functions as a coherent whole. These ...