Observations on colony defense of Apis nuluensis Tingek, Koeniger and Koeniger, 1996 and predatory behavior of the hornet, Vespa multimaculata Pérez, 1910

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-352

  Koeniger, N ^a   Koeniger, G ^a   Gries, M ^a   Tingek, S ^b   Kelitu, A ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Agricultural Research Station   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apis nuluensis; Behavior; Defense; Predation; Vespa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS NULUENSIS; APOIDEA; VESPA; VESPA MULTIMACULATA;

EID: 0030425183     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960502     Document Type: Article

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