Lack of worker policing in the cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis)

Behaviour

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1079-1092

  Moritz, R F A ^a   Kryger, P ^b   Allsopp, M H ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0033260696     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853999501766     Document Type: Article

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