Egg activation and timing of sperm acceptance by an egg in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 234-240

  Sasaki, K ^a   Obara, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Development; Eggs; Fertilization; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EGG DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HONEYBEE; SPERM; STRESS;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036389752     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8307-x     Document Type: Article

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