Behavioural characteristics of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies containing mix of workers of divergent behavioural traits;Zachowanie pszczoły miodnej (Apis mellifera) w rodzinach utworzonych sztucznie z robotnic o zróżnicowanych cechach behawioralnych, Defence behaviour (sting test)

Animal Science Papers and Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-248

  Paleolog, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Defensive behaviour; Foraging rate; Honey bee; Hygienic behaviour; Mixed colonies; Worker interactions

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349974225     PISSN: 08604037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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