Influence of age and caging upon protein metabolism, hypopharyngeal glands and trophallactic behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-358

  Lass, A ^a   Crailsheim, K ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

Author keywords

age; Apis mellifera; cage condition; food exchange; hypopharyngeal glands; protein metabolism

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0030469239     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01258408     Document Type: Article

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