Genomics and integrative analyses of division of labor in honeybee colonies

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Robinson, Gene E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behavioral development; Division of labor; Genomics; Honeybee; Social insects

Indexed keywords

GENOME; HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036927543     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3078954     Document Type: Review

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