Differences in nestmate recognition for drones and workers in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 681-688

  Moritz, Robin F A ^a   Neumann, Peter ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL ORGANISM; HONEYBEE; NEST; POLYANDRY; RECOGNITION;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1842579229     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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