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Generation, perception, and use of acoustic and electric fields in honeybee communication

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Honeybees communicate through a multichannel system implemented in complex instincts, realization of which is stimulated by bees’ needs that vary depending on physiological state and ecological situation. The mechanisms of generation and perception of communication signals are multifunctional. In species phylogeny, acoustical and other forms of communication promoted consolidation and transformation of the bee family into an evolutionary biological unit. The broad ecological valency of the honeybee is in great measure associated with development of an efficient, reliable, and economical communication system.

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Original Russian Text © E.K. Eskov, 2013, published in Biofizika, 2013, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1051–1064.

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Eskov, E.K. Generation, perception, and use of acoustic and electric fields in honeybee communication. BIOPHYSICS 58, 827–836 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350913060067

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