The effects of young brood on the foraging behavior of two strains of honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Tsuruda, Jennifer M ^a,c   Page Jr , Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood; Genotype; Honey bee; Pollen foraging

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; LARVA; NECTAR; NEST; PHEROMONE; POLLEN;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77950538246     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0833-3     Document Type: Article

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