Nurse bees support the physiological development of young bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 271-279

  Naiem, E S ^a   Hrassnigg, N ^a   Crailsheim, K ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bee; Hypopharyngeal glands Polyethism; Protein; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0032807225     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050221     Document Type: Article

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