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. 2024 Dec 18;22:288. doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-02083-w

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Workers orient towards nestmates that recently encountered the queen, or that have high queen pheromone loads. a-b Difference maps showing the change in the orientation strength of workers around a messenger bee (M). Worker orientation strengths are quantified using the Rayleigh test statistic, ρ. Panels a & b show respectively the post-pre differences in receiver orientation strengths for the first and fifth minutes either side of the queen contact (i.e., Δρ¯time=ρ¯1:60-ρ¯-1:-60 & ρ¯241:300-ρ¯-241:-300). Arrow plots show post-pre difference vectors, Δv, for areas to the front, the side, and behind the messenger. c Angular transect of the post-pre orientation strength differences as a function of the position of the receiver worker. Positions are measured clockwise relative to the heading of the messenger. Dots and error bars represent means & standard errors. d-e Difference maps comparing worker orientation strength toward a post-retinue messenger (M) with a given queen pheromone load, versus all post-retinue bees irrespective of their pheromone load (i.e., Δρ¯load). Panels d & e show respectively the difference maps for messengers with a load in the top, and the second deciles (i.e., ρ91:100-ρ1:100 & ρ81:90-ρ81:90). f Angular transect of the differences in receiver orientation strengths as a function of the position of the receiver

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