Usurpation of African Apis mellifera scutellata colonies by parasitic Apis mellifera capensis workers

Apidologie

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-232

  Martin, Stephen ^a   Wossler, Theresa ^a   Kryger, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera capensis; Apis mellifera scutellata; Honeybee reproduction; Pseudo clone; Reproduction; South Africa; Usurpation

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL PARASITISM; THELYTOKY; USURPATION;

ANIMAL CASTE; ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FORAGING; HONEYBEE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PARASITISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THELYTOKY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036250132     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2002003     Document Type: Article

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