The influence of pollen quality on foraging behavior in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-68

  Pernal, Stephen F ^a,b   Currie, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Nutrition; Pollen foraging behavior; Pollen quality; Protein content

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLLEN;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035785263     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100412     Document Type: Article

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