Uncoupling fertility from fertility-associated pheromones in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-209

  Malka, Osnat ^a   Katzav Gozansky, Tamar ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Primer pheromones; Reproductive competition; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

METHOPRENE; SEX PHEROMONE;

BEE; FERTILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SIGNALING; WORKER CASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; ISRAEL; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISRAEL; METHOPRENE; OVARY; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 59649129158     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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