Retinue attraction and ovary activation: Responses of wild type and anarchistic honey bees (Apis mellifera) to queen and brood pheromones

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 278-284

  Hoover, Shelley E R ^a   Winston, Mark L ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anarchy; Apis mellifera; Ovary activation; Ovary development; Pheromones; QMP; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 27644551853     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0039-2     Document Type: Article

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