Added weights lead to reduced flight behavior and mating success in polyandrous honey bee queens (Apis mellifera)

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 698-706

  Hayworth, Miranda K ^a   Johnson, Nels G ^a   Wilhelm, Matthew E ^a   Gove, Robert P ^a   Metheny, Jackie D ^a   Rueppell, Olav ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; HONEYBEE; MATING SUCCESS; MULTIPLE MATING; POLYANDRY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPERM; WEIGHT;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 67449135296     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01655.x     Document Type: Article

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