Spatial differences in worker policing facilitate social parasitism of Cape honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.) in queenright host colonies

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-112

  Neumann, P ^a   Pirk, C W W ^b,c   Hepburn, H R ^b   Moritz, R F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera capensis; Honeybees; Social parasitism; Worker policing; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL PARASITISM; WORKER CASTE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0038066685     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0610-7     Document Type: Article

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