The evolution of worker sterility in honey bees: An investigation into a behavioral mutant causing failure of worker policing

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1408-1415

  Montague, Claire E ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anarchy; Apis mellifera; Kin selection; Laying workers; Social insects; Worker policing

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; STERILITY;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031789574     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb02022.x     Document Type: Article

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