Male elimination in the honeybee

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1075-1079

  Wharton, Katie E ^a   Dyer, Fred C ^a   Getty, Thomas ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Kin selection; Male elimination; Male reproductive function; Queen worker conflict; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; KIN SELECTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEX ALLOCATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 56449092871     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn108     Document Type: Article

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