Bumblebees Radically Transform Social Structures

This repository contains the code and data for the paper “Social Network Change in Bumblebee Colonies Following Queen Loss”. The study investigates how the removal of the queen from a bumblebee colony affects the social interactions and network dynamics among the workers.

Directory Structure

• scripts
  • Contains all the scripts used for analysis and visualization.
• figures
  • Includes all the figures used in the paper along with some additional visualizations.
• data
  • Raw and processed data files used in the analysis.
• results:
  • Outputs from the analysis, including processed data and summary statistics.

Other Relevant Repositories

• SocioQC
  • Provides key functions for quality control and data processing of tracking data. Additional, contains information about the recording setup and video post-processing.

BibTeX:

@article{ruttenberg2024social,
   title={Social Network Change in Bumblebee Colonies Following Queen Loss},
   shorttitle={Bumblebees Radically Transform Social Structures},
   author={Dee M. Ruttenberg and Scott W. Wolf and Andrew E. Webb and Eli Wyman and Michelle White and Ian M. Traniello and Sarah D. Kocher},
   author+an = {1=jointfirst;2=jointfirst},
   year={2024},
   journal={Journal Name},
   keywords={Bombus impatiens, social network analysis, ethology, automated tracking},
   affiliation={Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA}
}

Contact

For any questions or further information, please contact:

• Ian M. Traniello: it4770@princeton.edu
• Sarah D. Kocher: skocher@princeton.edu