Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-64

  Farina, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Communication; Dancing behaviour; Foraging; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; HYMENOPTERA;

COMMUNICATION; DANCE; HONEYBEE; NECTAR; TROPHALLAXIS;

EID: 0029667595     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050217     Document Type: Article

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