Reassessing the role of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) Dufour's gland in egg marking

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 528-532

  Martin, Stephen J ^a   Jones, Graeme R ^b   Châline, Nicolas ^a   Middleton, Helen ^b   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTER; HYDROCARBON;

HONEYBEE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DUFOUR GLAND; EGG LAYING; EXOCRINE GLAND; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 18744374126     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0367-2     Document Type: Article

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