Brood pheromone suppresses physiology of extreme longevity in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3795-3801

  Smedal, B ^a   Brynem, M ^a   Kreibich, C D ^a   Amdam, G V ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony survival; Fat body; Lifespan regulation; Nurse load; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LONGEVITY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHEROMONES; VITELLOGENINS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449706046     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.035063     Document Type: Article

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