Brood pheromone modulates honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) sucrose response thresholds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 206-213

  Pankiw, T ^a   Page R E , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood pheromone; Foraging behavior; Honeybee; Neuroethology; Response thresholds

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

EID: 0035147115     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000282     Document Type: Article

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