E. A. George

Tropical and montane Apis cerana show distinct dance-distance calibration curves

This study compares dance-distance calibration curves in tropical and montane Apis cerana lineages, finding genetically fixed differences and environmental influences on their communication.

Environment dependent benefits of inter-individual variation in honey bee recruitment

This study extends an agent-based model of honey bee foraging to show that response intensity, not probability, drives inter-individual variation in recruitment behavior, which benefits colony foraging efficiency under abundant food conditions.

Do honey bee species differ in the odometer used for the waggle dance?

This study compares the odometer calibration in two honey bee species under different vegetation conditions, finding species-specific responses to visual contrast.

Similarities in the behaviour of dance followers among honey bee species suggest a conserved mechanism of dance communication

The paper compares dance follower behavior across three Asian honey bee species to assess the conservation of dance communication mechanisms despite differences in dance signals.

Making honey bees lie: experimental dissociation of flight experience and dance communication.

This study shows that honey bees update their dance duration after multiple foraging trips, suggesting two distinct memory contents for flight distance information.

Regulation of individual differences in recruitment behaviour within honey bee foraging groups

The paper examines individual differences in recruitment behavior among honey bee foragers and shows how social interactions influence these differences.