Brood pheromone regulates foraging activity of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 748-751

  Pankiw, Tanya ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood pheromone; Foraging behavior; Honey bee

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; HYMENOPTERA; PEPO;

EID: 3142571309     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.3.748     Document Type: Article

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