Fight between virgin queens (Apis mellifera) is initiated by contact to the dorsal abdominal surface

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-256

  Pflugfelder, Jochen ^a   Koeniger, Nikolaus ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Fighting behaviour; Honeybee queen; Pheromone; Tergite gland

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOASSAY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; RECOGNITION;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0038322106     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003016     Document Type: Article

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