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dc.contributor.author | Brito, Rute M | en |
dc.contributor.author | Schaerf, Timothy | en |
dc.contributor.author | Myerscough, Mary R | en |
dc.contributor.author | Heard, Tim A | en |
dc.contributor.author | Oldroyd, Benjamin P | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-17T14:19:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Swarm Intelligence, 6(2), p. 151-176 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1935-3820 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1935-3812 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18279 | - |
dc.description.abstract | 'Tetragonula hockingsi' and 'T. carbonaria' are two closely related species of Australian stingless bees. The primary species-specific character is the architecture of the brood comb. The brood comb of 'T. hockingsi' is an open lattice comprising clumps of about ten cells that are connected by vertical pillars. In contrast, in 'T. carbonaria' the brood comb is a compact spiral in which all brood cells (except on the margins) are connected by their walls to adjacent cells at the same height. We made detailed observations of the cell construction process in two colonies of each species. From these observations we formed a species-specific hypothesis about the algorithm followed by the bees during cell construction. The two algorithms allowed us to make predictions about the locations of new cells. Both 'T. hockingsi' and 'T. carbonaria' share a preference for constructing new brood cells in the clefts formed by two or three adjacent existing brood cells, but there are differences in detail for other components of the building process. The fundamental difference in the cell construction process of the two species is that for 'T. hockingsi', when a cluster of cells contains ten cells, the next cell added to the cluster is offset upwards by half a cell length, or, less often, a vertical pillar rather than a new cell is constructed. In T. carbonaria, cell construction is continuous at the comb margin so that there are no gaps between cells. Furthermore, it seems that 'T. hockingsi' only makes use of local knowledge of the brood comb when deciding to place new brood cells, whereas 'T. carbonaria' could make some building decisions based on knowledge of the total structure. We translated the species-specific algorithms into agent-based lattice swarm computer simulations of the cell construction process for the two species. These simulations produced representations of brood combs that are similar to those seen in vivo, suggesting that our biological rules are realistic. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer New York LLC | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Swarm Intelligence | en |
dc.title | Brood comb construction by the stingless bees 'Tetragonula hockingsi' and 'Tetragonula carbonaria' | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11721-012-0068-1 | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Animal Behaviour | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Biological Mathematics | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Behavioural Ecology | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Rute M | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Timothy | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Mary R | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Tim A | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Benjamin P | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 060801 Animal Behaviour | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 060201 Behavioural Ecology | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 010202 Biological Mathematics | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 970101 Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | en |
local.profile.school | School of Science and Technology | en |
local.profile.email | tschaerf@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20151208-144737 | en |
local.publisher.place | United States of America | en |
local.format.startpage | 151 | en |
local.format.endpage | 176 | en |
local.identifier.scopusid | 84861232313 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 6 | en |
local.identifier.issue | 2 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Brito | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Schaerf | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Myerscough | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Heard | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Oldroyd | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:tschaerf | en |
local.profile.orcid | 0000-0001-6642-8374 | en |
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local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:18481 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Brood comb construction by the stingless bees 'Tetragonula hockingsi' and 'Tetragonula carbonaria' | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.relation.grantdescription | ARC/DP0984731 | en |
local.search.author | Brito, Rute M | en |
local.search.author | Schaerf, Timothy | en |
local.search.author | Myerscough, Mary R | en |
local.search.author | Heard, Tim A | en |
local.search.author | Oldroyd, Benjamin P | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2012 | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 310901 Animal behaviour | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 490102 Biological mathematics | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 310301 Behavioural ecology | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280118 Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | en |
local.codeupdate.date | 2021-11-01T13:02:02.939 | en |
local.codeupdate.eperson | tschaerf@une.edu.au | en |
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local.original.for2020 | 310901 Animal behaviour | en |
local.original.for2020 | 310301 Behavioural ecology | en |
local.original.for2020 | 490102 Biological mathematics | en |
local.original.seo2020 | 280118 Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences | en |
local.original.seo2020 | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | en |
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