Queen reproductive state modulates pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honeybees

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1007-1014

  Kocher, Sarah D ^a   Richard, Freddie Jeanne ^a,c   Tarpy, David R ^a   Grozinger, Christina M ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavior; Caste; Chemical communication; Pheromone; Reproduction; Social insect

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; HONEYBEE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PHEROMONE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349467847     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp090     Document Type: Article

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