Inner nest homeostasis in a changing environment with special emphasis on honey bee brood nursing and pollen supply

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-263

  Schmickl, Thomas ^a   Crailsheim, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Homeostasis; Nursing; Pollen; Self organization

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; POLLEN; SELF ORGANIZATION;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942538503     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004019     Document Type: Review

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