The effect of queen-worker conflict on caste determination in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 346-352

  Cnaani, J ^a   Robinson, G E ^b   Bloch, G ^b   Borst, D ^c   Hefetz, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Bumblebees; Caste determination; Juvenile hormone; Queen worker conflict

Indexed keywords

CASTE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

APIDAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034073549     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050675     Document Type: Article

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