Development of a new method to track multiple honey bees with complex behaviors on a flat laboratory arena.

A computer program that tracks animal behavior, thereby revealing various features and mechanisms of social animals, is a powerful tool in ethological research. Because honeybee colonies are populated by thousands of bees, individuals co-exist in high physical densities and are difficult to track un...

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Main Authors: Toshifumi Kimura, Mizue Ohashi, Karl Crailsheim, Thomas Schmickl, Ryuichi Okada, Gerald Radspieler, Hidetoshi Ikeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465422/pdf/?tool=EBI