Worker policing persists in a hopelessly queenless honey bee colony (Apis mellifera)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-116

  Chaline N ^a   Martin, S J ^a   Ratnieks, F L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honey bees; Queenless colony; Worker policing; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLONIAL BREEDING; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 2642558176     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0708-y     Document Type: Article

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