Motivation and regulation of honey bee foraging

Bee World

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 182-196

  Nunez, J ^a   Giurfa, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 5844325428     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.1996.11099313     Document Type: Article

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