Suppression of worker fertility in the honey bee (apis mellifera) by treatment with X-rays

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Wegener, Jakob ^a   Zautke, Fred ^a   Höcht, Stefan ^b   Köhler, Britta ^b   Bienefeld, Kaspar ^a  

^a Institute for Bee Research   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ionising radiation; Sterilization; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33646254865     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101309     Document Type: Article

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