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Karl von Frisch’s discovery of dance communication in honeybees has fascinated researchers for many decades and will prolong this fascination for many years to come. What will be in the focus of future research on honeybee dances and communication? My suspicion is that priority will be given to determine on the one side what is actually communicated and on the other side which neural mechanisms are involved in integrating the signals that are communicated. The first question relates to the cognitive dimensions of this formidable communication process while the second question refers to their neural underpinning.
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Menzel, R. (2012). Communication and Navigation: Commentary. In: Galizia, C., Eisenhardt, D., Giurfa, M. (eds) Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2099-2_10
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