Navigation by Honey Bees

Naila Even (1) , Olivier Bertrand , Mathieu Lihoreau (2)

1 ENSIACET - Ecole nationale supérieure des ingénieurs en arts chimiques et technologiques
2 CRCA - Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale - UMR5169

Navigation by honey bees refers to the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms bees of the genus Apis use to move between a location and one or multiple goals. These involve the evaluation and integration of direction and distance cues as well as the learning of specific places. For honey bees, goals can be as diverse as the colony nest, a foraging site, a new nesting site, or an open-air mating area.

Domaines: Sciences cognitives

Naila Even, Olivier Bertrand, Mathieu Lihoreau. Navigation by Honey Bees. Jennifer Vonk; Todd Shackelford. Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Springer, pp.1 - 9, 2020, 978-3-319-47829-6. ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_623-1⟩. ⟨hal-03094416⟩