Quantitative assessments of honeybee colony’s response to an artificial vibrational pulse resulting in non-invasive measurements of colony’s overall mobility and restfulness

Abstract In this work we aim to provide a quantitative method allowing the probing of the physiological status of honeybee colonies by providing them with a gentle, short, external artificial vibrational shockwave, and recording their response. The knock is provided by an external electromagnetic sh...

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Main Authors: Martin Bencsik, Adam McVeigh, David Claeys Bouuaert, Nuno Capela, Frederick Penny, Michael Ian Newton, José Paulo Sousa, Dirk C. de Graaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54107-8

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