Christian W.W. Pirk
(Honey Bees in an Observation Hive) |
"JavaView provides a simple and efficient method to visualize
and precisely determine the distance between two points on a
surface of a 3D body like an honeybee observation hive. Standard spread
sheet software is less precise because JavaView provides the shortest way.
In every projection we used to transfer the 3D bee hive in a 2D space, we
had the problem that we made presumption about the walking patterns. So
bees which were not following these patterns were not included in our
model. These disadvantage is one of the major advantages of JavaView.
Moreover, JavaView gives us more than only a perfect way to calculate
distances between to points, it is easy to handle and easy to adjust to
specific changes. With the visualizations we are able to make comparisons
between the theoretical (shortest way, JavaView) and the observed one.
Also, we can follow the worker position compared to the queen position so
we can easily investigate, if special workers kept away from the queen in
a specific pattern, e.g. the worker was always between entrance and queen.
In conclusion, I can say that with JavaView it is easier and it gives a
new point of view, resulting in new biological questions and
answers." |
