Adaptation of hypopharyngeal gland development to the brood status of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 929-939

  Hrassnigg, Norbert ^a   Crailsheim, Karl ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brood reduction; Caste ontogeny; Hypopharyngeal gland; Protein; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; HONEYBEE; HYPOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0032192629     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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