Influence of age and population size on ovarian development, and of trophallazis on ovarian development and vitellogenin titres of queenless worker honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 695-706

  Lin, Huarong ^a,b   Winston, Mark L ^b   Haunerland, Norbert H ^b   Slessor, Keith N ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; POPULATION DENSITY;

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

EID: 0032851279     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/ent131695-5     Document Type: Article

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