Physiological correlates of genetic variation for rate of behavioral development in the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-28

  Giray, Tugrul ^a,c   Huang, Zhi Yong ^a,d   Guzmán Novoa, Ernesto ^b   Robinson, Gene E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africanized honeybee; Apis mellifera; European honeybee; Foraging; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; HONEYBEE; PHYSIOLOGY;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033369109     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050645     Document Type: Article

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