Proximate mechanisms of age polyethism in the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

Apidologie

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 127-158

  Calderone, Nicholas W ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Age polyethism; Apis mellifera; Division of labor; Emergent property; Self organization; Social behavior; Social insects

Indexed keywords

AGE POLYETHISM; DIVISION OF LABOUR; HONEYBEE; WORKER;

AGING; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

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

EID: 0031966286     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19980108     Document Type: Review

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