A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-470

  Balderrama, Norberto ^a   Núñez, Josué ^c   Giurfa, Martin ^c   Torrealba, Juan ^a,b   De Albornoz, Emerita G ^a   Almeida, Lourdes O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Deterrents; Disturbance; Honeybees; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000109461     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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