Social regulation of ovary activation in 'anarchistic' honey-bees (Apis mellifera)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 214-219

  Barron, A B ^a   Oldroyd, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anarchy; Apis mellifera; Worker egg laying; Worker sterility

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035154374     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000278     Document Type: Article

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