Reproductive division of labor, dominance, and ecdysteroid levels in hemolymph and ovary of the bumble bee Bombus terrestris

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 811-823

  Geva, Sharon ^a,c   Hartfelder, Klaus ^b   Bloch, Guy ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bumble bees; Dominance; Ecdysteroids; Ovary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEE; REPRODUCTION; STEROID;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 27644468274     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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