Propolis and bee health: The natural history and significance of resin use by honey bees

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-311

  Simone Finstrom, Michael ^a   Spivak, Marla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial defense; Apis mellifera; ecological immunity; social immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HONEYBEE; IMMUNITY; PLANT PRODUCT; RESIN; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77953851182     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010016     Document Type: Review

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