Reproductive decisions by honey bee colonies: Tuning investment in male production in relation to success in energy acquisition

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-138

  Seeley, T D ^a   Mikheyev, A S ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cost of reproduction; Honey bees; Life history evolution; Reproductive decision; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; LIFE HISTORY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INSECT; TRADE-OFF;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038405078     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0638-8     Document Type: Article

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