Senescence in the worker honey bee Apis Mellifera

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1027-1033

  Remolina, Silvia C ^a   Hafez, Daniel M ^a   Robinson, Gene E ^a   Hughes, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Eusociality; Evolution; Physiology; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

AGING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL INSECT; STRESS RESISTANCE; WORKER CASTE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34047263267     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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