Collective and individual nursing investment in the queen and in young and old honeybee larvae during foraging and non-foraging periods

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-184

  Schmickl, T ^a   Blaschon, B ^a   Gurmann, B ^a   Crailsheim, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brood; Honeybees; Inspection; Nursing; Pollen

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; HONEYBEE; LARVA; POLLEN; PROTEIN; QUEEN;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0038066663     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0644-x     Document Type: Article

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