Similar policing rates of eggs laid by virgin and mated honey-bee queens

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 598-601

  Beekman, Madeleine ^a   Martin, Caroline G ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; EGG PRODUCTION; HONEYBEE; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER POLICING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; MATING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 11244319415     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0576-y     Document Type: Article

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