Queen avoidance and mandibular gland secretion of honeybee workers (Apis mellifera L.)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 86-91

  Moritz, R F A ^a   Crewe, R M ^b   Hepburn, H R ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera capensis; Queen pheromone; Spatial distribution; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; HONEYBEE; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WORKER CASTE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036220828     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8284-0     Document Type: Article

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