Communication signals used in worker-drone interactions in the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Boucher, Marina ^a   Schneider, Stanley S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; caste interactions; drone; honeybee; vibration signal; worker drone interactions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; FLIGHT; HONEYBEE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATING SUCCESS; QUEEN; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIGNALING; SOCIAL INSECT; VIBRATION; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 68349141401     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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