The silent dances of the Himalayan honeybee, Apis iaboriosa

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-339

  Kirchner, W H ^a   Dreller, C ^b   Grasser, A ^a   Baidya, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Apis iaboriosa; Asian honeybee; Communication; Sound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DANCING; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

APIS CERANA; APIS DORSATA; APIS LABORIOSA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0030433691     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960501     Document Type: Article

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