Altruistic self-removal of health-compromised honey bee workers from their hive

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1538-1546

  Rueppell, O ^a   Hayworth, M K ^a   Ross, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Apis mellifera; Colony collapse disorder; Host pathogen interactions; Hygienic behaviour; Immune function; Kin selection; Longevity; Mortality; Social evolution; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KIN SELECTION; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPRODUCTION; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROXYUREA;

ALTRUISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC SELECTION; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEES; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROXYUREA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77954149869     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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