Hemolymph juvenile hormone titers in worker honey bees under normal and preswarming conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 274-278

  Zeng, Zhijiang ^a   Huang, Zachary Y ^b   Qin, Yuchuan ^b,c   Pang, Huizhong ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behavioral development; Juvenile hormone; Swarming

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 17844369739     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.2.274     Document Type: Article

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