Colony state and regulation of pollen foraging in the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 387-393

  Fewell, Jennifer H ^a   Winston, Mark L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING; HONEYBEE; POLLEN;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0027044303     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: 14320762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00176173     Document Type: Article

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