Matina Donaldson-Matasci

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
matina@email.arizona.edu
Mailing address: P.O. Box 210088,

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088

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Honeybees are famous for their unique "waggle dance", which they use to communicate with nest mates about the location of high-quality floral resources. Previous research has shown that the importance of this communication system is highly dependent on the habitat and the season; it is more important in tropical climes than temperate ones, and more important in winter than in summer. What is it about these different habitats that makes communication particularly important, and how?