Higher vitellogenin concentrations in honey bee workers may be an adaptation to life in temperate climates

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-319

  Amdam, G V ^a,b   Norberg, K ^b   Omholt, S W ^b   Kryger, P ^c   Lourenco A P ^d   Bitondi, M M G ^d   Simoes Z L P ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climatic regions; Evolution; Honey bee workers; Longevity; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 28544451558     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0812-2     Document Type: Article

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