Modelling the role of intracolonial genetic diversity on regulation of brood temperature in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Graham, S ^a,b   Myerscough, M R ^a   Jones, J C ^a   Oldroyd, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Computer simulation; Polyandry; Task threshold; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; COLONIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIVERSITY INDEX; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HONEYBEE; PHENOTYPE; POLYANDRY; SOCIAL INSECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; WORKER CASTE;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33745155786     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0862-5     Document Type: Article

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