Abstract
Page et al. (1989) attempted to show that bees on queen cells preferentially reared their super sisters as replacement queens rather than half sisters. In support of their contention, they used computer simulation to model the biological system. We argue that the simulation did not accurately reflect the biological system in several important respects. We show that random data will produce the same kinds of statistical significance as the actual data.
Keywords
Simulation, Monte Carlo Simulation, Honey bee, Kin recognition, Kin selection
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Recommended Citation
Oldroyd, Benjamin P. and Rinderer, Thomas E.
(1990).
"NEPOTISM IN HONEY BEES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESES,"
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7772.1432
NEPOTISM IN HONEY BEES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESES
Page et al. (1989) attempted to show that bees on queen cells preferentially reared their super sisters as replacement queens rather than half sisters. In support of their contention, they used computer simulation to model the biological system. We argue that the simulation did not accurately reflect the biological system in several important respects. We show that random data will produce the same kinds of statistical significance as the actual data.
