Sperm usage in honey bees

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-255

  Haberl, Michael ^a   Tautz, Diethard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Microsatellite; Polyandry; Sperm usage

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; QUEEN; SPERM STORAGE; SPERM USAGE;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031971177     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050436     Document Type: Article

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