Lack of kin recognition in swarming honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Kryger, Per ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Kin recognition; Microsatellite DNA; Swarming

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0030953893     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050342     Document Type: Article

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