Colony integration in honey bees: Genetic, endocrine and social control of division of labor

Apidologie

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-170

  Robinson, Gene E ^a   Huang, Zhi Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behavioral genetics; Chemical communication; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE; PHEROMONE;

AGE POLYETHISM; CHEMICAL CUE; COLONY INTEGRATION; HONEYBEE; WORKER;

GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; HORMONAL REGULATION; INFORMATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORK;

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

EID: 0031955870     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19980109     Document Type: Review

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