Adaptive spatial biases in nectar deposition in the nests of honey bees

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-355

  Johnson, B R ^a   Baker, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Honey bees; Nectar storage; Pattern formation; Social insects

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; HONEY; HONEYBEE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NECTAR; NEST SITE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38649135096     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0953-6     Document Type: Article

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