Evaluation of the defensive behavior of two honeybee ecotypes using a laboratory test

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-60

  Andere, Cecilia ^a   Palacio, M A ^a   Rodriguez, E M ^a   Figini, E ^a   Dominguez, M T ^a   Bedascarrasbure, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Honeybee; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECOTYPE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SELECTION; HONEYBEE; LABORATORY TEST; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TAXONOMIC RANK; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036492274     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572002000100011     Document Type: Article

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