Genotypic effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera) defensive behavior at the individual and colony levels: The relationship of guarding, pursuing and stinging

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Guzmán Novoa, Ernesto ^a,c   Hunt, Greg J ^b   Uribe Rubio, José L ^a,c   Prieto Merlos, Daniel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Africanized bees; Apis mellifera; Defensive behavior; Genotypic effects; Guarding behavior

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; NEST GUARDING; PHEROMONE;

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

EID: 0942267973     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003061     Document Type: Article

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