A Multiscale Review of Behavioral Variation in Collective Foraging Behavior in Honey Bees

doi:10.3390/insects10110370

Review

. 2019 Oct 25;10(11):370.

doi: 10.3390/insects10110370.

A Multiscale Review of Behavioral Variation in Collective Foraging Behavior in Honey Bees

Natalie J Lemanski¹, Chelsea N Cook², Brian H Smith², Noa Pinter-Wollman¹

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¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
² School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

PMID: 31731405
PMCID: PMC6920954
DOI: 10.3390/insects10110370

Review

A Multiscale Review of Behavioral Variation in Collective Foraging Behavior in Honey Bees

Natalie J Lemanski et al. Insects. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 25;10(11):370.

doi: 10.3390/insects10110370.

Authors

Natalie J Lemanski¹, Chelsea N Cook², Brian H Smith², Noa Pinter-Wollman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
² School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

PMID: 31731405
PMCID: PMC6920954
DOI: 10.3390/insects10110370

Abstract

The emergence of collective behavior from local interactions is a widespread phenomenon in social groups. Previous models of collective behavior have largely overlooked the impact of variation among individuals within the group on collective dynamics. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) provide an excellent model system for exploring the role of individual differences in collective behavior due to their high levels of individual variation and experimental tractability. In this review, we explore the causes and consequences of individual variation in behavior for honey bee foraging across multiple scales of organization. We summarize what is currently known about the genetic, developmental, and neurophysiological causes of individual differences in learning and memory among honey bees, as well as the consequences of this variation for collective foraging behavior and colony fitness. We conclude with suggesting promising future directions for exploration of the genetic and physiological underpinnings of individual differences in behavior in this model system.

Keywords: Apis mellifera; collective behavior; foraging; honey bees; individual variation; learning.

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[1] Seeley T.D., Buhrman S.C. Group decision making in swarms of honey bees. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 1999;45:19–31. doi: 10.1007/s002650050536. - DOI

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[7] Jandt J.M., Bengston S., Pinter-Wollman N., Pruitt J.N., Raine N.E., Dornhaus A., Sih A. Behavioural syndromes and social insects: Personality at multiple levels. Biol. Rev. 2014;89:48–67. doi: 10.1111/brv.12042. - DOI - PubMed

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[9] Bengston S.E., Jandt J.M. The development of collective personality: The ontogenetic drivers of behavioral variation across groups. Front. Ecol. Evol. 2014;2:63. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2014.00081. - DOI

[10] Bengston S.E., Jandt J.M. The development of collective personality: The ontogenetic drivers of behavioral variation across groups. Front. Ecol. Evol. 2014;2:63. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2014.00081. - DOI

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