Trophallaxis in filled-crop honeybees (Apis mellifera L.): Food-loading time affects unloading behaviour

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 280-282

  Wainselboim, A J ^a   Farina, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

FOOD CONSUMPTION; HONEYBEE; INGESTION RATE; TROPHALLAXIS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING; FLOW RATE; HONEYBEE; INGESTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BEES; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033949426     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050722     Document Type: Article

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