Absence of nepotism toward imprisoned young queens during swarming in the honey bee

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 403-409

  Châline, Nicolas ^a   Martin, Stephen J ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honey bee; Nepotism; Queen imprisonment; Swarming

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; NEPOTISM; QUEEN; REARING; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 14644397992     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari003     Document Type: Article

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