Does the queen of Plebeia remota (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) stimulate her workers to start brood cell construction after winter?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-40

  De F Ribeiro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brood cell construction; Plebeia remota; Stingless bees; Winter inactivity

Indexed keywords

BEE; DECISION MAKING; NEST STRUCTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; PLEBEIA; PLEBEIA REMOTA;

EID: 0036218382     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8276-0     Document Type: Article

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