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. 2016 Dec 29;14(12):e1002589. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002589

Table 4. Experiment Summary Table.

Summary of all experiments, including name, number of colony or colonies used, sample size, and success rate of observed individuals.

Experiment Colony Success rate N
String-Pulling Training 1 23/40
Solution of String Pulling by Untrained Bees (Test 1) 1–11 0/291
Solution of String Pulling by Untrained Bees (Test 2) 1, 9–11 2/135
Perceptual feedback in demonstrators with little experience 2 2/15
Perceptual feedback in demonstrators with extensive experience 2 11/15
Social Observation 1 15/25
“Ghost Control” 3 0/15
Stimulus Enhancement 4 0/14
Coiled-String Experiment in Observers 5 0/27
Coiled-String Experiment in Trained Demonstrators 5 3/8
Transmission Chain Experiment (with seeded demonstrator) 6 25/47
7 17/29
8 12/28
Transmission Chain, Control (without seeded demonstrator) 9 0/51
10 0/58
11 0/66