Male production by non-natal workers in the bumblebee, Bombus deuteronymus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-66

  Takahashi, Jun ichi ^a,b,c   Martin, Stephen J ^d   Ono, Masao ^c   Shimizu, Isamu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus deuteronymus; Bumblebee; Social Hymenoptera; Social parasitism; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS DEUTERONYMUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 72449142262     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0155-y     Document Type: Article

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