Confinement of small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) by Cape honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis)

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-396

  Ellis Jr , James D ^a   Hepburn, Randall ^a   Elzen, Patti J ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Cape honeybee; Confinement; Defense behavior

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; TOLERANCE;

AETHINA; AETHINA TUMIDA; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 4043060824     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004030     Document Type: Article

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