Predator-prey interaction between drones of Apis mellifera carnica and insectivorous birds

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-309

  Kärcher, Martin H ^a,b   Biedermann, Peter H W ^a,c   Hrassnigg, Norbert ^a   Crailsheim, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Drone congregation area; Predation; Queen losses; Swallow

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APICULTURE; INSECTIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; QUEEN; REPELLENT;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; AVES; DELICHON URBICA; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 44449137588     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008001     Document Type: Article

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