Descriptive study of antennation during trophallactic unloading contacts in honeybees Apis mellifera carnica

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 274-276

  Goyret, J ^a   Farina, W M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antennation; Apis mellifera; Foraging; Honeybees; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TROPHALLAXIS;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0041783668     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0678-0     Document Type: Article

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