Dwindling pollen resources trigger the transition to broodless populations of long-lived honeybees each autumn

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-505

  Mattila, Heather R ^a   Otis, Gard W ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Brood rearing activity; Environmental cues; Nursing load; Pollen supply; Population shift; Resource availability; Winter bees; Worker longevity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BROOD REARING; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HONEYBEE; LONGEVITY; POLLEN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 34548062036     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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