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At 09:38 AM 1/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
I haven't disappeared into the ethers, but I have been finishing a 200+
page report that's due today. Thanks for the input about bees and
diffusion theory. I was deliberately vague about what was meant by
diffusion theory, as I suspect was our mathematician.
So as to not bias the discussion with my viewpoint, I tossed out his
assertation and waited to see if others picked up on anything that I
missed. Our mathematician is used to modeling signals from radar, cell
phones, etc. He contends that he can do the same for bees. He also argues
that the probability of a bee detecting something (i.e., a flower, feeder,
etc.) is a function of the number of bees leaving and entering the hive
(corrected for those who linger at the hive entrance rather than foraging).
Again, I don't necessarily agree - and I have often repeated my bias with
respect to this probability of detection idea.
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>Well, I am still waiting for Jerry to further illuminate what was meant by
the
>question he asked.
Jerry J. Bromenshenk, Ph.D.
Director, DOE/EPSCoR & Montana Organization for Research in Energy
The University of Montana-Missoula
Missoula, MT 59812-1002
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 406-243-5648
Fax: 406-243-4184
http://www.umt.edu/biology/more
http://www.umt.edu/biology/bees
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