Methods for breeding of honey bee using worker-derived drones;Methoden zur Zucht der Honigbiene unter Nutzung der Nachkommen von Arbeitsbienen

Zuchtungskunde

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-278

  Wegener, J ^a   Bienefeld, K ^a  

^a Länderinstitut für Bienenkunde ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Drone rearing; Ovary development; Royal jelly; Worker laid eggs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 68349083337     PISSN: 00445401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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