The role of the vibration signal during queen competition in colonies of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1173-1180

  Schneider, S S ^a   Painter Kurt, S ^a   Degrandi Hoffman, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; COLONY; COMPETITION; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; VIBRATION;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0034952022     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1689     Document Type: Article

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