No evidence that reproductive bumblebee workers reduce the production of new queens

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 577-584

  Lopez Vaamonde, Carlos ^a   Koning, J Will ^a   Jordan, William C ^a   Bourke, Andrew F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; KIN SELECTION; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION;

APIDAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0042285472     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2205     Document Type: Article

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