Thoughts on information and integration in honey bee colonies

Apidologie

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 67-80

  Seeley, Thomas D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Communication; Honey bee; Information; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

COLONY INTEGRATION; HONEYBEE; INFORMATION; WORKER;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECT; INTEGRATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

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

EID: 0031967483     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19980104     Document Type: Review

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