Honeybees modify gustatory responsiveness after receiving nectar from foragers within the hive

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-535

  Martinez, Andrés ^b   Farina, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Communication; Honeybee; Sugar response; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HONEYBEE; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38049069312     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0477-0     Document Type: Article

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