Trophallactic chains in honeybees: A quantitative approach of the nectar circulation amongst workers

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 595-600

  Goyret, Joaquín ^a,b   Farina, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Communication; Trophallaxis; Unloading rate

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 29244470809     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005050     Document Type: Article

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