The political economy of swarming in honeybees: Voting-with-the-wings, decision-making costs, and the unanimity rule

Janet Landa

Public Choice, 1986, vol. 51, issue 1, 25-38

Abstract: The political economy of bee swarming offers a fascinating study of collective action in biological systems. Various aspects of the organization of swarming have been explained in this paper as devices bees have evolved to economize on information and decision-making costs associated with the economics and politics of establishing a new nest site. Copyright Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1986

Date: 1986
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