Evolution of worker sterility in honey-bees (Apis mellifera): How anarchistic workers evade policing by laying eggs that have low removal rates

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Oldroyd, B P ^a   Ratnieks, F L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anarchy; Apis mellifera; Kin selection; Laying workers; Worker policing

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; EGG REJECTION; HONEYBEE; WORKER POLICING;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034091113     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050665     Document Type: Article

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