Phylogeny and behavior in honey bees (hymenoptera: apidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-53

  Engel, Michael S ^a   Schultz, Ted R ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apis; Dance language; Honey bees; Nest architecture; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY; HONEYBEE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031426754     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/90.1.43     Document Type: Article

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