Recognition errors by honey bee (apis mellifera) guards demonstrate overlapping cues in conspecific recognition

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-232

  Couvillon, Margaret J ^a   Roy, Gabrielle G F ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cue distributions; Nestmate recognition

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 71949083226     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.4.01     Document Type: Article

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