Aggressive and docile colony defence patterns in Apis mellifera. A Retreater-Releaser concept

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-85

  Kastberger, Gerald ^a   Thenius, Ronald ^a   Stabentheiner, Anton ^a   Hepburn, Randall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Apis mellifera; Defence behaviour; Docility; Flying defenders; Retreating; Soldier bees

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 58149100380     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9155-y     Document Type: Article

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