Behavioural response of drone honey bees, Apis mellifera carnica and Apis mellifera scutellata, to worker-produced pheromone components

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Becker, Mechthild M ^a   Brückner, Dorothea ^a   Crewe, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera carnica; Apis mellifera scutellata; Behaviour; Conditioning; Drone honey bees; Geraniol; Isopentyl acetate; Octanal; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040187651     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2000.11101035     Document Type: Article

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