Association between larger ovaries and pollen foraging in queenless Apis cerana workers supports the reproductive ground-plan hypothesis of social evolution

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Rueppell, O ^a   Hunggims, Evelyn ^b   Tingek, Salim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Agricultural Research Station   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Honey bee; Ovary; Pollen hoarding syndrome; Reproduction; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 44649117364     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9135-2     Document Type: Article

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